Amid a string of mass rallies seeking his return to office, Pakistan's former prime minister has been charged with terror offences.
The terrorism charges filed came over a speech Mr Khan gave in Islamabad on Saturday in which he vowed to sue police officers and a female judge.Pakistan police have filed terrorism charges against former prime minister Imran Khan, escalating political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking a return to office.
Under Pakistan's legal system, police file what is known as a first information report about charges against an accused person to a magistrate judge, who allows the investigation to move forward. Typically, police then arrest and question the accused. The Pakistan judiciary also has a history of politicisation and taking sides in power struggles between the military, the civilian government and opposition politicians, according to the Washington-based advocacy group Freedom House.
Meanwhile, Mr Khan has been carrying out a series of mass rallies trying to pressure Sharif's government.
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