Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested at his residence in Lahore on Saturday after a court docket discovered him responsible of corruption and sentenced him to a few years in jail.
The previous worldwide cricket star had lengthy warned he can be arrested to forestall him from collaborating in elections as a result of be held earlier than the top of the 12 months.
Anybody convicted of a legal offence is often disqualified from contesting elections or holding workplace in Pakistan.
Khan, 70, has confronted a slew of court docket instances for costs he has stated are politically motivated since being faraway from energy in a vote of no confidence final 12 months, and he was not current when he was sentenced on Saturday.
In Could, he was arrested and briefly detained in Islamabad for a similar case, sparking lethal unrest throughout which supporters of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) celebration poured onto the streets and clashed with police.
Within the aftermath of his launch following three days in custody, PTI was focused by a crackdown with 1000’s of arrests, studies of intimidation and muzzling of the media.
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