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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
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
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
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan granted an interview to FRANCE 24 from Lahore. Earlier this week, police came to arrest him at his home for not appearing in court over a corruption case, a move that sparked clashes with his supporters. "They are scared of the coming elections on April 30 and they wanted me in jail before that," Khan told FRANCE 24, adding that he would attend a court hearing on March 18. "No political leader has ever suffered this sort of attack," he added.
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.
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