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Abid Hussain

Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi face ‘terrorism’ charges after Islamabad protests

Federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, left, and Attaullah Tarar speak to the media in Islamabad on November 28, 2024 [Abid Hussain/Al Jazeera]

Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has filed a series of charges, including one related to “terrorism”, against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife, Bushra Bibi, and hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party workers after protests held in Islamabad this week.

Khan, Bibi and others have been accused of “terrorism”, violations of a law that restricts protests in the capital, attacks on police, abduction, interference in government affairs and defiance of Section 144, which prohibits gatherings of more than four people.

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