The former prime minister has made powerful enemies since he was booted from office in April
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitask, appears intent on halting it by any means necessary. This week it opened a police case against Mr Khan under an anti-terrorism law, potentially leading to a long spell in prison. Mr Khan’s alleged crime is to have threatened a magistrate and senior police officials.
On August 8th Shahbaz Gill, an aide to Mr Khan, took advantage of the army’s struggles during an appearance on a popular television channel, calling on officers to disobey unlawful commands by their superiors. The army immediately denounced Mr Gill’s suggestion as tantamount to inciting mutiny. It is unclear whether the government actually plans to prosecute Mr Khan with a view to barring him from contesting elections. Deploying anti-terrorism laws is a sign of the government’s desperation, reckons Faisal Fareed, Mr Khan’s lawyer. “Imran Khan is winning by miles; that’s what the government is afraid of,” he says. “They can’t beat him in elections, so they’re going to try dirty tricks.”
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