Police barred until 1 September from arresting former PM, whose supporters gathered outside court
Photograph: WK Yousafzai/APPhotograph: WK Yousafzai/APA Pakistani court has barred police from arresting the former prime ministerKhan is accused of making verbal threats to police officers and a judge in a speech at a rally over the weekend. The latest development on Thursday comes days after the government of the prime minister, Shahbaz Sharif, levelled terrorism charges against Khan, escalating political tensions and drawing condemnation from Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
Hundreds of Khan’s supporters gathered outside the court building, chanting slogans against Sharif’s government. Protesters said Khan was being politically victimised by Sharif’s government. Later, Khan left the court for his home on the outskirts of Islamabad.ousted in a no-confidence vote Thursday’s appearance by Khan before the anti-terrorism tribunal amid tight security was the latest development in the saga between Pakistan’s government and the former prime minister, who has been holding mass rallies as he seeks to return to power.
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