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    Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, is arrested in Islamabad

    Paramilitary forces arrested Khan at a court in Islamabad, where he was facing corruption charges. The arrest has triggered rare pushback against the military, the country's most powerful institution.
    by Diaa Hadid May 09, 2023 4 minutes
    Supporters carry placards displaying a portrait of Imran Khan during a protest in Karachi on March 19, demanding release of arrested party workers in recent police clashes.
    Updated May 9, 2023 at 10:14 AM ET

    ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's paramilitary forces arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan inside a courthouse in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday. The move has escalated political tensions at a time of economic distress in the country.

    Khan's arrest triggered rare pushback against the military, the country's most powerful institution.

    According to videos shared by Khan's media team, the former prime minister's supporters — mostly men, but also some women — appeared to overrun a gate leading into the compound of Pakistan's military headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi. Shouting "Allah Akbar," or God is great,

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