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Last Updated at March 18, 2023 19:40 IST
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Pakistan court cancels arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was on Saturday allowed by a local court here to go back without his indictment in a corruption case after he marked his attendance outside the court complex, amidst a stand-off between his supporters and security forces who have tried to arrest him for skipping multiple previous hearings.
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Pakistan court cancels arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was on Saturday allowed by a local court here to go back without his indictment in a corruption case after he marked his attendance outside the court complex, amidst a stand-off between his supporters and security forces who have tried to arrest him for skipping multiple previous hearings.
Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh arrested after dramatic chase, reports NDTV citing Punjab police. A special team of the state police, comprising personnel from seven districts, had followed the separatist leader's convoy while he was on his way to Jalandhar's Shahkot tehsil. Internet was suspended across the state till 12 pm tomorrow as Amritpal's associates started circulating frantic videos appealing to supporters to reach Shahkot. Anticipating disturbance, a large contingent of police has been deployed outside Amritpal's native village, Jallupur Khaira, in Amritsar district. Sources said police and paramilitary forces have sealed the village.
Pakistan police entered the home of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore on Saturday while he was on his way to Islamabad for a court hearing in a corruption case, officials from his party said. Bushra Begum, Khan's wife, was at home when police removed the barricades and broke into his house, they said. During the operation, at least 10 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers were injured and over 30 arrested, news agency PTI reported. His party shared a video on its official Twitter account that showed Khan's supporters at his home being lathicharged by the policemen.
Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh arrested after dramatic chase, reports NDTV citing Punjab police. A special team of the state police, comprising personnel from seven districts, had followed the separatist leader's convoy while he was on his way to Jalandhar's Shahkot tehsil. Internet was suspended across the state till 12 pm tomorrow as Amritpal's associates started circulating frantic videos appealing to supporters to reach Shahkot. Anticipating disturbance, a large contingent of police has been deployed outside Amritpal's native village, Jallupur Khaira, in Amritsar district. Sources said police and paramilitary forces have sealed the village.
Pakistan police entered the home of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore on Saturday while he was on his way to Islamabad for a court hearing in a corruption case, officials from his party said. Bushra Begum, Khan's wife, was at home when police removed the barricades and broke into his house, they said. During the operation, at least 10 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers were injured and over 30 arrested, news agency PTI reported. His party shared a video on its official Twitter account that showed Khan's supporters at his home being lathicharged by the policemen.
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