Supporters of Pakistan’s opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan celebrated on Thursday after reports that the Supreme Court had ruled his arrest to have been unlawful.
“The entire nation is happy about the news of Imran Khan being released,” Hammad Azhar, a senior Khan party leader, wrote on Twitter, calling on supporters to celebrate in the streets.
Tensions threatened to spiral out of control after Pakistan called in the military on Wednesday, deploying it in the capital city of Islamabad and several provinces to quell the violent clashes that left dozens injured, several dead, and targeted military and government buildings. Hundreds were arrested, including several key members of Khan’s party.
The violence constitutes some of the worst political tensions since 2007, when former premier Benazir Bhutto was assassinated while campaigning.
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