Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan emerged from his house early Wednesday to meet with his supporters, who had faced tear gas and police batons through the night to save him from arrest
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan threw bricks at police who fought back with clubs and tear gas for a second day Wednesday after officers tried to arrest the ousted premier for failing to appear in court on graft charges.in the eastern city of Lahore since Tuesday as his supporters hurled rocks and bricks, and swung batons snatched from the officers. Clashes went on into the afternoon Wednesday before subsiding.
Khan later posed for cameras seated at a long table, showing off piles of spent tear gas shells he said had been collected from around his home. By around 2 p.m., the situation calmed and police stepped back, apparently to ease tensions. This encouraged more Khan supporters to join those outside and inside his home as the situation calmed.
The Punjab provincial government said Wednesday that more than 100 police officers were injured in clashes with Khan’s supporters. They denied Khan’s allegation that officers were using live ammunition. Last week, he went to Islamabad to appear before three courts, but he failed to appear before the fourth court to face indictment in the graft case, which is a legal process for starting his trial.
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