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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of detained former prime minister Imran Khan, offering a major victory for the onetime leader who was arrested on graft charges, and escalating a political crisis that has engulfed the country.

Pakistani authorities are cracking down on supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, arresting hundreds in overnight raids and sending troops across the country to rein in the wave of violence that followed his arrest earlier this week

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities took senior leaders of former prime minister Imran Khan’s party into custody as the government called out the army to help end widespread and deadly protests sparked by Khan’s arrest.

Court orders immediate release of former prime minister who was arrested in Islamabad this week

Somehow resembling the chaotic street politics of the last few months, the dramatic arrest of Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan by paramilitary unit Pakistan Rangers on the premises of the Islamabad High Court on May 9, and the ensuing unrest, mark an expected escalation that may test the nerves of power…

Pakistan’s army warns against further attacks on state buildings or personnel after ex-PM’s arrest.

Khan's arrest Tuesday set off skirmishes between his supporters and police in several cities that left at least six people dead, and his continued detention raises the prospect of more unrest.

Protests have broken out across the country following his dramatic arrest on Tuesday

Thousands take to the streets across places such as the capital Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar was arrested from the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) premises a day after the country's former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested. Read further on Dynamite News:

The opposition party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for demonstrators to remain peaceful