At least five people have been killed and more than 1,000 arrested after Khan’s arrest
, who was dragged from the Islamabad High Court by paramilitary troops on Tuesday. He was arrested after previously unsuccessful attempts to apprehend him and have sparked nationwide protests, with his supporters clashing with police and the military.
The sportsman turned politician was elected as Pakistan’s prime minister in 2018, on a platform promising to fight corruption and revive the country’s economy. He was ousted in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April, 2022, and has since led a popular campaign against the current government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accusing it of colluding with the military to remove him from office. He remains the leading opposition figure in Pakistan.Mr.
Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, told The Globe and Mail that Mr. Khan’s arrest and subsequent developments are aMeanwhile, Mr. Khan’s supporters have branded his arrest as an “abduction.” “Khan was arrested while present in court. It puts the entire Pakistani justice system under a cloud,” Torek Farhadi, veteran regional analyst and a former International Monetary Fund adviser, told The Globe.Mr.
agreement with the IMF to restart a US$6.5-billion loan program that has stalled since November, in an effort to keep the economy afloat.
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