They said that Khan would remain under the Supreme Court's custody and he is now allowed to meet his family and a limited number of friends. Outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, Khan's lawyers told reporters that the former prime minister will still need to appear at the Islamabad High Court Friday morning to complete the hearing that was abruptly interrupted on Tuesday. Other party leaders have been arrested this week as well. But Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Khan was arrested in relation to a case filed in Pakistan's anti-corruption court, which Khan had not attended. Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaaf party called his arrest an 'abduction' and vowed to challenge it.

Police said on Thursday that at least 10 people had died and 2,000 had been arrested. Others, in rare defiance, publicly questioned the military's role in the day-to-day running of the country.Īmid the chaos, the military accused what it called 'evil elements' of inciting attacks against security installations and accused protesters of wanting to push Pakistan into 'a civil war.' On Wednesday night, some protesters tried to set a police station ablaze in the capital, Islamabad. Since his detention, violent clashes have erupted across several major Pakistani cities, where pro-Khan supporters denounced the powerful army. The chief justice urged Khan to appeal to his supporters to remain peaceful. Khan was arrested on Tuesday, accused of corruption.Īnnouncing the Supreme Court decision on Thursday, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial told Khan that his arrest was 'invalid, therefore the whole process needs to be backtracked.' The announcement came a day after a court announced that Khan can be held for eight days.

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest earlier this week was illegal and that he should be released immediately. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered Khan's release. Khan's arrest on Tuesday sparked violence in major cities. Police officers throw stones toward supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan during clashes in Islamabad on Wednesday.

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