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Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan tells AFP the government wants him behind bars in order to stop him taking part in elections due later this year. Riot police halted an attempt to arrest the 70-year-old former leader and onetime star cricketer, ending a siege of his residence after violent clashes with hundreds of his supporters.
A crowd of Imran Khan's supporters gather outside the court in Lahore, where the former prime minister is due to appear to answer corruption charges. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI33BK8CA_EN
A crowd of Imran Khan's supporters gather outside the court in Lahore, where the former prime minister is due to appear to answer corruption charges. IMAGES
Supporters of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, gather outside of his house in Lahore after police attempted to arrest Khan. The arrest warrant was issued after Khan failed to appear in court in a corruption case on February 28. Khan is accused of failing to declare gifts received during his time in office or the profit made from selling them.
Imran Khan supporters protest outside his house in Lahore after the police attempted to arrest the former prime minister and all-time Pakistan cricket great, who is battling several legal cases as he pressures the government for early elections. The arrest warrant was issued after Khan failed to appear before the court in a corruption case on February 28. Khan is accused of failing to declare gifts received during his time in office, or the profit made from selling them. IMAGES
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