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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

Pakistan court orders police to halt efforts to arrest Imran Khan

Riot police fire teargas at supporters of Imran Khan near the former prime minister’s house in Lahore on Wednesday.
Riot police fire teargas at supporters of Imran Khan near the former prime minister’s house in Lahore on Wednesday. Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images

A court in Pakistan has ordered police to suspend an operation to arrest Imran Khan, after violent clashes between the former prime minister’s supporters and law enforcement outside his house.

The vicinity of Khan’s residence became a battleground on Tuesday, when police arrived after a lower court in Islamabad issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for not appearing before it despite several summonses.

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