Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been granted bail by Islamabad’s highest court, for two weeks days after his dramatic arrest over corruption charges set off a deadly outpouring of anger against the country’s military. Babar Awan, the lawyer for Khan, says the court made the decision on Friday, a day after the country’s Supreme Court asked it a ruling. He says Khan is now “a free man,” and that the decision was just. The former prime minister served from 2018 to 2022.
Babar Awan, the lawyer for Khan, says the court made the decision on Friday, a day after the country’s Supreme Court asked it a ruling. He says Khan is now “a free man,” and that the decision was just.
Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been granted bail by Islamabad’s highest court, for two weeks days after his dramatic arrest over corruption charges set off a deadly outpouring of anger against the country’s military.Babar Awan, the lawyer for Khan, says the court made the decision on Friday, a day after the country’s Supreme Court asked it a ruling. He says Khan is now “a free man,” and that the decision was just.
She told Sky News:"A person who has defied court, who does not abide by the law, who avoids courts and who thinks he's untouchable and cannot be questioned, has to be treated the way every citizen is treated."She rejected claims that there were political motives behind the arrest, as Mr Khan surfs a wave of popularity following an assassination attempt."If we wanted to arrest him or silence him because of his popularity, we would not have waited 14 months," she said.
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