August 22, (THEWILL) – Pakistan police have charged the country’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, with terror-related offences.
Police announced the charges after the cricketer cum politician, accused authorities of torturing his close aide, who is himself, being detained under sedition charges.
Officials accused Khan of breaching the country’s anti-terrorism act for allegedly making threats against the state officials.
Although, granted a pre-arrest bail until Thursday, according to BBC reports, hundreds of the former prime minister’s supporters have gathered outside his home in Islamabad, after news of the investigation broke, vowing to “take over” the capital if police tried to detain him.
Since being ousted from power in April, Khan has been a vocal critic of the government and the country’s army.
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