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Al Jazeera
Politics
Abid Hussain

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrested at Islamabad court

Screengrab from a video statement Imran Khan released before his arrest [Imran Khan via Twitter/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested as he appeared in a court in the capital, Islamabad, to face corruption allegations, sparking protests across the country.

The arrest on Tuesday is the latest twist in a months-long political crisis and follows several unsuccessful attempts to apprehend the cricketer-turned-politician, including a police raid in March at his residence in the eastern city of Lahore which he had managed to evade.

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