The stated reason for Imran Khan’s arrest is alleged corruption in connection with a land deal. (He denies the charges.) Yet it appears to be related to his escalating quarrel with Pakistan’s armed forces
was expecting an uneventful day in court when he travelled from Lahore to Islamabad to appear before the Islamabad High Court on May 9th. It was not to be. Thirteen months after he was ousted as prime minister in a vote of no confidence, Mr Khan was bundled off the court’s premises and into an armoured car by paramilitary personnel and deposited in the custody of the country’s anti-corruption authorities.
In a rare public statement, the army’s public-relations arm called Mr Khan’s latest allegations “extremely unfortunate, deplorable and unacceptable” and threatened to take legal action. That did not stop Mr Khan from repeating them in a video recorded en route to the court in Islamabad. He was arrested shortly afterwards.
Mr Sharif and his government appear keen to buy time to improve the economy before elections are held. Annual inflation hit a record rate of 36.4% in April. Food-price inflation is running at 48.1%.growth is projected to be a dismal 0.5% this year. With an estimated $77.5bn in loan repayments due by June 2026, and no sign that thewill soon agree to resume a $6.5bn lending programme, Pakistan remains in danger of defaulting despite bilateral support from China.
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