Crowds have gathered outside the Pakistan embassy in London after the former PM Imran Khan was arrested in Islamabad, with his party telling supporters to 'shut down Pakistan'
He added: "This is certainly likely to heighten up the political instability in the country that's already dealing with massive amounts of economic pressure.
"The country is already in talks with the international Monetary Fund for a bailout as it's witnessing skyrocketing inflation. "And this political instability due to the arrest of Mr Imran Khan is likely to make a situation really bad."l in November after being shot four times at a pro-election rally in north-eastern Pakistan.
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