Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been released on bail for two weeks. Mr Khan did not immediately leave the courtroom after the initial decision as the judges proceeded to deliberate whether to grant him bail in other corruption cases.
The country's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday the arrest was unlawful and ordered his release from custody, although Mr Khan spent the night as a police guest for his own protection.
Repeating it comes with a big risk for the government and military in an election year where people are desperate to get their voices heard. The military establishment is much revered and rarely questioned. We haven't seen it challenged in such a visceral way before.
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