On Friday, the high court of Islamabad granted bail to Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan, his legal team said, in a move that could calm tensions after days of violent clashes across the country.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The high court of Islamabad granted bail on Friday to Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan, his legal team said, in a move that could calm tensions after days of violent clashes across the country.Speaking on the phone shortly after the court ruling, Shoaib Shaheen, a member of Khan’s defense team, confirmed that the former prime minister has been granted bail for two weeks in the case that led to his arrest on Tuesday.
In a ruling that surprised observers on Thursday, Pakistan’s Supreme Court had judged the circumstances of Khan’s arrest to have been unlawful. The judges ordered Khan to be placed under court protection overnight, but limited access to him to 10 visitors.
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