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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan leaves court after being granted bail

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is escorted by security officials into the Islamabad High Court on May 12, 2023 [Anjum Naveed/AP]

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted bail by the Islamabad High Court after his arrest on corruption charges this week sparked deadly clashes before being declared illegal.

Khan, 70, departed the court premises and was travelling towards his hometown of Lahore amid high security late on Friday, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said.

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