Pakistan ex-PM Khan in court as rights watchdog issues warning

By Agence France-Presse

May 31, 2023 10:41 pm

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Embattled Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan returned to court on Wednesday, as the nation's human rights watchdog warned all sides are to blame in a rapidly deteriorating democratic crisis.

Khan's brief arrest earlier this month sparked days of deadly unrest before Islamabad orchestrated a crackdown on his party, including mass arrests and a pledge to try some protesters in army courts.

Security personnel with ballistic shields escort former Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan (center) to the High Court in Lahore on May 30, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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