Imran Khan to be released from custody, court rules

Pakistan's ex-prime curate Imran Khan has been freed from custody, a time aft the Supreme Court ruled his melodramatic apprehension connected corruption charges was illegal.

Judges released Mr Khan connected protected bail, meaning helium tin not beryllium re-arrested for astatine slightest 2 weeks.

Earlier, Mr Khan told the BBC helium believed helium would beryllium detained again instantly aft his release.

The 70-year-old's apprehension escalated tensions betwixt him and the military.

Many analysts judge Mr Khan's predetermination triumph successful 2018 happened with the assistance of the military, which some parties denied.

But helium aboriginal fell retired with the army. After a bid of defections, and amid mounting economical crisis, helium mislaid his bulk successful parliament.

Since being ousted little than 4 years into his term, helium has go 1 of the military's astir vocal critics, and analysts accidental the army's popularity has fallen.

And his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) enactment says the charges against him - which subordinate to gifts fixed to him by overseas leaders portion helium served arsenic premier minster - are politically motivated.

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