Police fire teargas and baton charge supporters outside outspoken former prime minister’s home
Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan hurl stones towards police during clashes ahead of Khan's possible arrest outside his home in Lahore, Pakistan, March 14 2023. Picture: MOHSIN RAZA/REUTERS
Local Geo TV showed a helicopter hovering over the house, adding that internet connection had been cut in the area. Khan aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters the former prime minister had secured “protective bail” from a court.Khan has been demanding a snap election in protest rallies across the country since his ouster from office in a parliamentary vote early last year. That demand was rejected by his successor, Shehbaz Sharif, who has said the vote would be held as scheduled later this year.Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers started the violence, government spokesperson Amir Mir said.
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