Why imran khan arrested

Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was arrested by paramilitary troops Tuesday on corruption charges, escalating the country’s Troops entered a courthouse in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to detain Khan, who has contested the charges as politically motivated as he seeks reelection. Pakistani officials have accused him of illegally buying land from a business tycoon while serving as prime minister, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses to the country’s treasury. Khan has called for protests in response to his arrest, and his many supporters answered by showing up at the Khan’s arrest contributes to several crises currently threatening Pakistan’s stability. The country is currently seeing record-high “Khan has a large, growing, and impassioned support base that has long identified his arrest as a red line. His supporters are already out in the streets and likely will stay there for some time,” said Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center. “The longer Khan is detained, the greater the chance for prolonged unrest in urban centers.” Khan, the populist leader of Pakistan ...

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Ray Liotta's cause of death confirmed a year after he died, more news Topline Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was dramatically arrested by paramilitary troops on charges of corruption Tuesday, inflaming already volatile social tensions and sparking protests across the country as the former cricket star fights allegations of bribery. © Provided by Forbes Key Facts Load Error News Peg Khan was What To Watch For Khan is Tangent Khan is a popular figure and his arrest has inflamed already high tensions in Pakistan. He and his party actively encouraged supporters to take to the street in protest and demonstrations erupted in cities across the country on Tuesday, Big Number 130. That’s how many legal cases there are involving PTI leaders, party workers and a welfare trust allegedly used for prohibited campaign funding, Foreign Policy, citing court documents provided by PTI. The group's lawyer told the outlet Khan and members and supporters of the party stand accused of as many as 140 crimes. This number will almost certainly have grown given recent developments. Further Reading

It is understood that his arrest was in relation to the accusation that he, his wife and other associates made a financial settlement between his ruling government and a property tycoon that caused a loss of £190 billion to the treasury. His arrest follows months of political crisis and comes hours after the powerful military rebuked the former international cricketer for alleging a senior officer had been involved in a plot to kill him, which saw an assassination attempt last year. More than 100 cases - including corruption and terrorism - have been registered against Khan since he was ousted from power in April last year. In most of the cases, Khan faces being barred from holding public office if convicted. Advertisement He said the charges against Khan were that he and his wife had received land worth up to 7 billion rupees (£19.5billion) from a land developer that had been charged with money laundering by British authorities. He added that British authorities had returned 190 million pounds to Pakistan in connection with money laundering, which Khan then returned to the land developer instead of keeping it in the national exchequer. Sanaullah said Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi then received the land, as well as 5 billion rupees from Bahria Town (an Islamabad-based real estate company) for 'providing protection' to the real estate firm. The couple, along with their close aides Zulfiqar Bukhari and Babar Awan, were involved in the Al-Qadir University Project Trust, which...

Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was arrested by paramilitary troops Tuesday on corruption charges, escalating the country’s Troops entered a courthouse in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to detain Khan, who has contested the charges as politically motivated as he seeks reelection. Pakistani officials have accused him of illegally buying land from a business tycoon while serving as prime minister, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses to the country’s treasury. Khan has called for protests in response to his arrest, and his many supporters answered by showing up at the Khan’s arrest contributes to several crises currently threatening Pakistan’s stability. The country is currently seeing record-high “Khan has a large, growing, and impassioned support base that has long identified his arrest as a red line. His supporters are already out in the streets and likely will stay there for some time,” said Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center. “The longer Khan is detained, the greater the chance for prolonged unrest in urban centers.” Khan, the populist leader of Pakistan ...

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Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was arrested by paramilitary troops Tuesday on corruption charges, escalating the country’s Troops entered a courthouse in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to detain Khan, who has contested the charges as politically motivated as he seeks reelection. Pakistani officials have accused him of illegally buying land from a business tycoon while serving as prime minister, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses to the country’s treasury. Khan has called for protests in response to his arrest, and his many supporters answered by showing up at the Khan’s arrest contributes to several crises currently threatening Pakistan’s stability. The country is currently seeing record-high “Khan has a large, growing, and impassioned support base that has long identified his arrest as a red line. His supporters are already out in the streets and likely will stay there for some time,” said Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center. “The longer Khan is detained, the greater the chance for prolonged unrest in urban centers.” Khan, the populist leader of Pakistan ...

It is understood that his arrest was in relation to the accusation that he, his wife and other associates made a financial settlement between his ruling government and a property tycoon that caused a loss of £190 billion to the treasury. His arrest follows months of political crisis and comes hours after the powerful military rebuked the former international cricketer for alleging a senior officer had been involved in a plot to kill him, which saw an assassination attempt last year. More than 100 cases - including corruption and terrorism - have been registered against Khan since he was ousted from power in April last year. In most of the cases, Khan faces being barred from holding public office if convicted. Advertisement He said the charges against Khan were that he and his wife had received land worth up to 7 billion rupees (£19.5billion) from a land developer that had been charged with money laundering by British authorities. He added that British authorities had returned 190 million pounds to Pakistan in connection with money laundering, which Khan then returned to the land developer instead of keeping it in the national exchequer. Sanaullah said Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi then received the land, as well as 5 billion rupees from Bahria Town (an Islamabad-based real estate company) for 'providing protection' to the real estate firm. The couple, along with their close aides Zulfiqar Bukhari and Babar Awan, were involved in the Al-Qadir University Project Trust, which...