Khan to appear in court after 'unlawful' arrest

By Agence France-Presse

May 13, 2023 12:14 am

ISLAMABAD: Detained former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was due to appear in court on Friday, after the Supreme Court ruled unlawful his arrest this week that triggered deadly clashes across the country.

'Your arrest was invalid, so the whole process needs to be backtracked,' Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial told Khan at a hearing in the capital Islamabad on Thursday.

JUBILANT SUPPORTERS Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party activists and supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan chant slogans during Khan’s hearing at the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Pakistan’s Supreme Court on May 11 declared Khan’s arrest earlier this week ‘invalid’ after it sparked nationwide civil unrest. AFP PHOTO

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