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

Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan charged under anti-terror law

Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan addresses supporters in Rawalpindi at the weekend
Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan addresses supporters in Rawalpindi at the weekend. Photograph: Sohail Shahzad/EPA

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been charged under anti-terrorism legislation after he gave a fiery speech to supporters at the weekend in which he vowed to sue police officers and a female judge and alleged a close aide had been tortured after his arrest.

Khan will have to “face the law for threatening and hurling abuses”, tweeted the interior minister, Rana Sanaullah.

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