Pakistani court orders immediate release of former prime minister
STORY: Pakistani court orders immediate release of former prime minister
DATELINE: May 12, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: Islamabad
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
2. various of Islamabad
STORYLINE:
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday evening ordered police to immediately release former Prime Minister Imran Khan who was arrested on May 9 on the charges of corruption and corrupt practices.
The verdict was given on a plea of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party saying the arrest was illegal as it was made at the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) when Khan was seeking protective bail.
The three-member bench of the supreme court, headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, ordered the immediate release of the PTI chairman, and said he could reapply for protective bail on Friday.
The court directed the Islamabad Police to keep Khan in a guest house at police headquarters until then.
The court also directed the police t
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