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Lahore court grants protective bail to ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan

Supporters of Imran Khan gathered outside the former prime minister's house in Lahore [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]

The Lahore High Court has granted protective bail to former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in multiple legal cases filed against him earlier this week.

The development on Friday came after days of a tense standoff between Khan’s supporters and security forces outside his residence in Lahore, which had escalated into clashes as the officers tried to arrest him on a separate court order.

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