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Al Jazeera Staff

Imran Khan arrest: Why was the ex-PM detained? What happens next?

Protected by a bulletproof barrier, former Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan on March 26, 2023 [KM Chaudary/AP Photo]

Protests and rioting have continued across Pakistan a day after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was dragged from a court in the capital Islamabad to an unknown location and his supporters clashed with police across the country.

The 70-year-old opposition leader was indicted and remanded in custody for eight days in a corruption case on Wednesday after a hearing was held in a court temporarily relocated to a police guest house in Islamabad.

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