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Al Jazeera
Politics
Abid Hussain

Is Pakistan set for new Khan vs government showdown after PTI arrests?

Gohar Ali Khan, chairman of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, was one of those arrested [File: Salahuddin/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – The arrest of several legislators and leaders of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party in overnight police raids could trigger yet another showdown between the opposition and the government, analysts have said.

The politicians belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party were arrested on the premises of Pakistan’s parliament late on Monday, a day after the PTI held a rally on the outskirts of capital Islamabad to demand Khan’s release from prison.

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