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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan charged under ‘anti-terror’ law

Khan has been carrying out a series of mass rallies across the country since he was removed from power in April [File: K M Chaudary/AP]

The Pakistani police have charged Imran Khan under anti-terror law, authorities said on Monday, days after the former prime minister attacked the police and a judicial officer at a huge rally in the capital, Islamabad.

The police case comes a day after the country’s top media regulatory body imposed a ban on Khan’s speeches for “spreading hate speech” against “state institutions and officers”, escalating political tensions in the country.

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