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imran khan never was.is a risk to his life. he has had two assassination attempts on him to get the courts cannot do anything, and today, they declared jail in court and held the hearing there, where as they could have been similar steps at the time to avoid clashes or any harm to public, the public at large, so you can see what is going on. it is a complete sham. it has become a kangaroo court. let's be clear, we are in partial lot with the facade of a public government. anchor: do you think the pakistani state has cases against imran khan and this is being handled legitimately? >> well, i think there are cases and cases. i think there are 800 cases where the overwhelming majority are just a way to put pressure on imran khan, but as far as the national accountability bureau is concerned and the cases that are initiated and they certainly know about that, because during his government, i can start taking names and about half a dozen senior people were put behind bars for years, invoking the nab law invoke.

those are the words of imran khan.ed my house, he said. 2a hours, they attacked my house. i said, said. 2a hours, they attacked my house. isaid, do said. 2a hours, they attacked my house. i said, do not do that, because they might not be a reaction, but there might be a huge reaction, but there might be a huge reaction which would go out of control because mobs are out of control. no one can control mobs. the mobs that he is referring to, other protests broke out following his arrest. just to update you, imran khan has been granted bail. we heard there from our correspondent in lahore describing what was likely to happen next, and what we do now know, and you can see the scenes outside of the court in islam that imran khan has been granted bail. we do not have details of what was said in the build—up to this, apart from local media confirming that the former prime minister of pakistan has been granted met mac bail following the ruling that his arrest on tuesday was illegal. now the reason there are so much attention on

she was pakistan's minister for human rights in imran khan's government. e said the authorities had abducted mr khan. everybody saw visually, and i'm sure you showed some of those shots as well of the paramilitary force, the rangers actually breaking into the islamabad high court and literally physically dragging mr khan after beating him up. and he was in a wheelchair at the time and they're abducting him. there was no warrant shown, there was nothing. he was literally abducted. and we have... even till now, we're not sure where he was kept because no information was given. so it was a case of pure abduction, and by the state, by the paramilitary forces which are controlled by the military, effectively. he posted a video just before we witnessed what took place in the court. in that video, it does sound as if he knew that something was imminent. what process would you have expected had there been, or had you been alerted that there was an arrest coming up? what didn't happen? we were prepared for even an assassination attempt, but not inside the court prem

imran khan had been saying — it? yes, definitely. imran khan had been saying for— it? been saying for a _ it? yes, definitely. imran khan had been saying for a long _ it? yes, definitely. imran khan had been saying for a long time - it? yes, definitely. imran khan had been saying for a long time that. it? yes, definitely. imran khan had been saying for a long time that he j been saying for a long time that he wants a general election, he wants to be re—elected. whether they take place in two or three months, or within a nine—month period, he will definitely win. that is what he has been claiming so far. it all started when imran khan got into a confrontation with the then military chief about the appointment of the intelligence agencies chief. since then, there were a lot of incidents that happen after that. imran khan was outcast from parliament after a no—confidence vote against him. since then, he has been rallying people around saying that there is a conspiracy against his rule, against this government, he has been naming one or hire senior military chiefs as well.

imran khan - should be answered. imran khan should be answered.gal allegations in the trust case and there is a gentleman who is the main, he hasn't been summoned or arrested. there is a transaction that took place with the prime ministers brothers son in england. he has not been made part of the charge, arrested. the government encountered ability bureau is truly committed to accountability it were to summon arrest to their richest and most influential tycoon, arrest to their richest and most influentialtycoon, it arrest to their richest and most influential tycoon, it would charge the prime ministers own family and thenit the prime ministers own family and then it would also charge the prime minister, the former prime minister imran khan. they are chasing imran khan, he is the only target.- khan, he is the only target. thank ou for khan, he is the only target. thank you for putting — khan, he is the only target. thank you for putting that _ khan, he is the only target. thank you for putting that in _ khan, he is the only target. thank you for pu

yes, and imran khan _ leader. can you be both things? yes, and imran khan has— leader.be both things? 12: and imran khan has proven he's both things. if you look at the polls, he is or could be the most popular politician in pakistan. and what he's done with his populist politics over the last few years in particular is divide the entire country, divided institutions, we see a split in the supreme court of pakistan, we hear murmurings about junior ranking officers in the military unhappy with how imran khan was ousted and has been dealt with. so pakistan is a divided country at this point in time, and getting more divided by the day. and unfortunately for a country on the brink of economic default, and in a country withjust a brink of economic default, and in a country with just a few months ago 33 million people were devastated by catastrophic floods, pakistan's ruling class is locked in a game of thrones for it's a matter of survival for mr khan thrones for it's a matter of survivalfor mr khan on one end, and the chief of army staff in pakistan, the chief of army staf

this is to push back imran khan.hin the army and thejudiciary and there is a divide within the army and the judiciary and political system. a very fractured and heavily under the pressure of this conflict. as you are talking we are watching the live pictures. heavy security, as you were intimating. in terms of the protests we have seen since tuesday, is that your assessment that his release will help to quell those protests? 0r that his release will help to quell those protests? or does it have the potential to fuel further protests given the long list of grievances from him and his supporters? what i see is that if his supporters see him getting pushed further, even if he is released, if the decisions are against him, they are going to protest further. and if you put him injail, they protest further. and if you put him in jail, they are definitely going to retaliate a bear will be more violence. as i mention, the real question here is that given the army general headquarters are the heart of the army as a politicall

_ inside the courtroom, imran khan has just left he _ inside the courtroom, imran khan has just leftanted bail in the _ just left. he has been granted bail in the case — just left. he has been granted bail in the case when he arrived here on tuesday— in the case when he arrived here on tuesday and — in the case when he arrived here on tuesday and said the court complex and has _ tuesday and said the court complex and has been given bail against cases_ and has been given bail against cases that rose against him while he was within_ cases that rose against him while he was within police custody on tuesdax _ was within police custody on tuesday. this is due to the violence that erupted after imran khan was arrested~ — that erupted after imran khan was arrested. security here is building. as mr_ arrested. security here is building. as mr khah— arrested. security here is building. as mr khan came out of court, he was met with _ as mr khan came out of court, he was met with cheers by many of his supporters who have been waiting here to _ supporters who have been waiting here to find out an

tte: former pakistani prime minister imran khan went to the islamabad high court complex to a court hearingre suddenly dozens of paramilitary enforcers, officers dragged him away and then later on the interior minister of pakistan said mr khan was arrested because he did not respond to various notices on a corruption case issued by the country's anti—corruption watchdog. country's anti—corru ption watchdog. but country's anti—corruption watchdog. but mr kan�*s arrest has triggered a lot of anger amongst his supporters mr khanna. protests are happening in several pakistani cities, mark waugh, karachi, peshawar. and even in smaller towns. there are videos on social media showing protesters outside military compounds and places. this is unprecedented, it has never happened. the anger is turning towards a military. there has been a background to this because supporters of mr khan think the military was behind the other thing last april when he lost his vote of no—confidence, sub—pakistan is on edge this evening. tt is. is on edge this evening. it is. extraordinary _ is on edge this evening. it

mr imran khan's predecessor was disqualified on very flimsy charges. so pakistan is used to this. k only because mr khan enjoys such widespread popularity, and so there is a feeling that if the situation goes out of hand, it could spell violence on a scale which has probably never been witnessed in pakistan. doctor, thank ou been witnessed in pakistan. doctor, thank you so — been witnessed in pakistan. doctor, thank you so much _ been witnessed in pakistan. doctor, thank you so much for— been witnessed in pakistan. doctor, thank you so much forjoining - been witnessed in pakistan. doctor, thank you so much forjoining us. i the israeli military says it's striking rocket launch sites in gaza as tensions escalate, a day after israeli air strikes killed 15 people in the palestinian enclave. let's ta ke let's take you to the un in new york, where the palestinian ambassador is speaking. palestine is an observer state at the un, let's listen. �* , ., listen. and in every part of the palestinian occupied _ listen. and in every part of the palestinian occupied territory, | listen. and in ev

so i do not think imran khan supporters could force the military to back down. cole: khan is a polarizing figure but he is also the most popular political leader, according to polls. how do you explain that? shamil: he is a populist politician. he is an outsider in pakistani politics and people see him as an alternative to traditional politicians. and people believe that khan can fix everything in pakistan. they want easy fixes. but the thing is that when khan was in power, he failed to deliver. if he comes back to power, he's unlikely to deliver again, as well populist politicians failed to deliver. he does not have a proper idea with how to deal with the economy, how to deal with structural issues of the country. so that is the issue. he is considered a messiah. he is very popular right now, but popularity is not a constant phenomenon in politics. nicole: pakistan is going through a number of crises at the moment. what does this political turmoil mean for the path forward? shamil: the economy is the most important, most crucial issue in pakistan. all of the iss

we have given the call for protesters and our supporters to come outside imran khan's house as imran arresting his wife, the former first lady. and then putting another case on imran khan to try to expel him from the political landscape of pakistan. so this is what we predicted even 12 months ago is what they're going to try to do is illuminate imran khan in one way or another, whether be physical or disqualified from politics altogether. so this is the plan that they are trying to follow. unfortunately there is still, from the minute that he got bail the aide did not let him of court for three hours taking instructions from lord knows where and making one excuse after the other but after that they have still arrested and continued to arrest not only our top leadership. but women, children, they were arrested one of our local leaders, a 13-year-old child because he was not at home. they've arrested leaders parents. my own father is on the run because of the fear that if they can't catch me or another leader they will catch their children or wives for their parents. so this is the kin

oh no that imran khan has said these _ pakistan.pakistan. oh no that imran khan has said these are not _ pakistan. oh no that imran khan has said these are not fair - has said these are not fair charges. i has said these are not fair charges-— has said these are not fair charaes. ., ., , ., charges. i am a member of the cabinet and. — charges. i am a member of the cabinet and, not _ charges. i am a member of the cabinet and, not in _ charges. i am a member of the cabinet and, not in pakistan . cabinet and, not in pakistan but in the united kingdom under the economic crimes act there was a bust and £190 million were busted and they belonged to one of the largest developers, allegedly to one of the largest developers of pakistan, he is very famous for his developments called town. according to the law and the united kingdom, that £190 million of ill gotten money unexplained wealth needed to come back to pakistan in the exchequer. at belonged to the people of pakistan. this is the law in the united kingdom. find law in the united kingdo

we are here and will be here until they free imran khan. we will block the whole of pakistan. >> you can see the fires here. this is a battle for real freedom which will continue until imran khan is free, no matter how long it takes. we will be standing here until the freedom of imran khan. reporter: the government has suspended mobile and broadband internet service as the violence spread across multiple cities. police have used tear gas and water cannons on crowds of people while calling tuesday's events a grave injustice. neave: imran khan plus charge sheet says he's accused of the commission of the fence of -- offense of corruption and corrupt practices under section nine of the national account ability ordinance. islamabad police says the arrest was in connection to a trust case. his wife and other leaders are accused of obtaining land over a deal to establish university. he also faces a firmer 100 20 cases across the country. they include accusations of treason, blasphemy and inciting violence and terrorism. we have more from islamabad

and he expects the army chief to explain himself to imran khan.e, they have been advocating for civil supremacy, the army's to be contained, as it is within the constitution, to be reduced to the barracks. but what she has seen as that given the sort of how imran khan ratcheted up the rhetoric, the attack which many of her supporters were found to be with an attacking military installations and properties. it feels a little like that was the last resort, and it was violent, and it was to be expected, giving the rhetoric that imran khan had been making. and now he can't make sense of events after that, which is that his party has been falling apart like a house of cards. many of them under pressure, many of them simply because they see no route back to power, because clearly, imran khan and pakistan tehreek—e—insaf are out of favour at the minute. many of them had joined the minute. many of them had joined the party because they felt that because imran khan was closed to the military and the last chief, that they could still sort of find their way

as for imran khan, he has already been indicted in one case. facing allegations that he deliberately did not disclose the amount of money that he received by sending gifts when he was a prime minister. in the other case for which he was arrested yesterday, a physical demand has been given to the accountability, so he remains detained in islamabad in a highly secure police complex where his supporters are not allowed to go even close to. this is a situation right now, there are clashes happening in different parts of the country but not as much intensity as yesterday. it country but not as much intensity as esterda . , ., ., ., country but not as much intensity as esterda . , ., ., yesterday. it is good to have your u date. yesterday. it is good to have your undate- thank— yesterday. it is good to have your update. thank you. _ let's turn to the us, where donald trump has said he will appeal against the verdict of a new york jury, that found he sexually abused a writer and then defamed her by calling her a liar. the former us president described

, ., ~ , ., , imran khan.an khan. radio think this leaves the elections we _ imran khan. radio think this leaves the elections we are _ imran khan. radio think this leaves the elections we are supposed - imran khan. radio think this leaves the elections we are supposed to i the elections we are supposed to have little in the year and more immediately how tense does it feel. he mentioned he was being asked to distance himself from what we have been seen on the streets, how tense does it feel when you are. the elections _ does it feel when you are. the elections seem _ does it feel when you are. the elections seem to _ does it feel when you are. tue: elections seem to be does it feel when you are. he elections seem to be hanging does it feel when you are. tt2 elections seem to be hanging in the balance because right now it is not clear whether elections will happen not because they were going to happen on may 14 15th but nobody knows so there is confusion regarding that. this deal was considered to be an electio

imran khan. this requires a very serious investigation.an is not a systemic politician, like most of the rulers of pakistan, he did not start his career in the army or business, but in sports imran khan was born in the fifty-second in the city of mainwali in the north-east of pakistan, in the family of an engineer, he studied at college and from an hour in lokhor graduated with honors from oxford, where he received a diploma. bachelor of economics 71st to 92nd played for the pakistan crete team and captained the b 96th team. khan founded the political party pakistan movement for justice drink ai, and in the 2000s he was elected to the national assembly and became its only representative in parliament. he sharply criticized the government of nawas sharif, calling him the most corrupt in pakistan's history and opposed us meddling in the country's domestic politics in march. so that khan planned to stage a march against the visit of george w. bush, but was detained and placed under house arrest in 2018 following a vote in parliament and broha

when imran khan appears through those doors, we will see what happens next.tention to other top stories. a royal superfan who turn our attention to other top stories. a royal super fan who was handcuffed alongside protesters ahead of the coronation says she was detained for being an innocent bystander. alice chambers travelled to the mile on saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse of king charles. —— travel to the mall. she was arrested and detained for 13 hours. this travel to the mall. she was arrested and detained for 13 hours.— and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, _ and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, an _ and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, an aussie - and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, an aussie and i and detained for 13 hours. this is i alice chambers, an aussie and fan and detained for 13 hours. this is - alice chambers, an aussie and fan of the royalfamily. here she is at alice chambers, an aussie and fan of the royal family. here she is at a garden party in 2017 at buckingham palace. 0n the day

this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan's arrest yesterday. the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? no, we have no access. that is why i'm demanding access. we are being denied access. beyond the boundaries of the compound, imran khan's supporters began to gather. this is the path through towards the police line. that's the police compound. and the supporters of imran khan have broken through, blocked up a large amount of the road. and you can see here the clouds of tear gas as the police are trying to attempt to stop them from getting any closer. imran khan's party, the pti, said they wanted protests to continue, but to be peaceful. we saw supporters arrive with sticks and stones. they've shelled on us, says this man, referring to the metal tear gas shells. this is what we've brought to fight against them. you seem to be prepared, we ask. "we're going

imran khan has been accused of whipping up his supporters to avoid the law. w violent protests by his supporters in march, from his armoured car on his way to court. mr khan told me then that he thought the authorities intended to jail him. putting in prison means that they will keep me out of the election race right till the end of the elections so i won't be able to campaign. that's the whole thing. imran khan's party tonight said that they would challenge the arrest in court and tried to distance themselves from any acts of violence. but they intend protests to continue. the country is already caught in a deeply divisive political power struggle. caroline davis, bbc news, islamabad. marvi sirmed is a pakistani journalist and commentator, she gave me her reaction imran khan's arrest. i think he was arrested on the corruption case in which he failed to appear in the accountability bureau which was the anti—corruption watchdog in pakistan. and in the past, this watchdog has been accused of political injuring and was accused of being used by the powerful milita

people are saddened by the arrest of imran khan.tinue to fight for pakistan to gain real freedom, despite the repression we have suffered from the authorities, the police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, clashes broke out. people threw stones at the guards, order. many have been injured, including casualties among pakistani justice movement party activists , government officials counted at least 10 killed and many injured police and government officials, but we had no other choice. how to arrest imran khan after a biased decision of the supreme court and a new verdict in the case, and there will be no corruption. while the protesters smashed the streets, a petition was filed in the supreme court to arrest imran khan was declared illegal and he had to be brought to court for release. on bail, his party considers this detention illegal. that is why public protests began, but supporters of the former prime minister immediately distanced themselves from attacks on military facilities and stated that do not support the attacke

. pro-minister of pakistan, imran khan. ., ., . ~' pro-minister of pakistan, imran khan. ., ., .,aroline, thank you. caroline davies our correspondent in - davies our correspondent in islamabad. as always, you can go to the website for the very latest on what you have been watching him on bbc news, including much more from our new bbc verify. stay with us on the bbc, i'm back with a couple of minutes. this week may not technically speaking bring us a heatwave, however it is going to feel warm where you get to see some sunshine, and it is going to be largely dry. but it certainly hasn't been wall—to—wall sunshine everywhere so far today. this was suffolk earlier on, with quite a lot of cloud in the sky. a cloud across central and eastern parts of england has been producing the odd spot of drizzle. they should be more brightness here towards the end of the day. we also have a stripe of cloud pushing south across southern scotland and northern england which could generate the odd shower. highest averages across parts of the west midlands, south—east wales and south—east england, up t

when imran khan appeared in court, in ruling? when imran khan appeared in court. in front— ruling?hen imran khan appeared in court, in front of those _ ruling? when imran khan appeared in court, in front of those three - court, in front of those three judges, he was pretty defiant about how he had been treated. he and his supporters really feel validated by this decision by the supreme court in pakistan. they have been saying all along that they feel this case was illegal, that the arrest was illegal. they now feel this is the right decision. of course, this is not something the government... many feel the establishment, the short byword for the army and the intelligence services in pakistan, that they feel this was the right decision or not. in fact, we've already heard again from the minister of the interior, from the government, that the police were in fact ready to arrest imran khan on different charges altogether, but the supreme court had said he was now under their protection. so they didn't do that in this particular case. this is not, of course, the end of this argument. i

that is the former prime minister imran khan.a year or so ago he was in charge until he was ousted. he fell out of favour with mps and the army and now facing arrest. we don't actually know his current location. he has been detained in an undisclosed location. that is another set of pictures he does well, him sitting inside. he was actually at court in an unrelated case. this is the scene just in front of him, breaking down glass windows to try to get to him. and after that, we believe he was taken out and then taken away. these pictures, i should say, were released by pti his party and his party encouraged people to go out and protest on the streets. that is what they have been doing right across the country since that arrest. live to muhammad hanif, a writer and former head of the bbc urdu service. thank you very much for coming on the programme. what do you make of those pictures that we saw in the last few hours? it those pictures that we saw in the last few hours?— last few hours? it is quite tragic since imran _ last few ho

i think it's more of a sentiment that many of imran khan's supporters think that the army was instrumentals ouster in 2022 and is not now... the army is not letting a direct election happen sooner so that mr khan can win and come back into power. but yes, i think these events will certainly cast a, i would say, a shadow on the military dominance, which is part of pakistan's history. the israeli military says it's striking rocket launch sites in gaza as tensions escalate, a day after israeli air strikes killed 15 people in the palestinian enclave. palestinian sources say that at least one person has been killed and another seriously wounded. our correspondent yolande knell has been monitoring the days events. we had intense barrages of rockets being fired from the gaza strip towards israeli towns and cities, setting off sirens as far away as in tel aviv. and now we're having israeli air strikes in the gaza strip, renewed air strikes. this, as we know, that egypt in particular is trying to mediate between the palestinian armed groups and israel to try to secure a new ceasefire. qatar and the

this is an attempt to free imran khan and defend our rights. according to the pakistani media , at least 10 people have been killed and hundreds injured in these riots . i will not return to our homes until life release them, referring to the protestors' attack on government and sensitive buildings, the government officials of pakistan announced that any disturbance and unrest will be dealt with decisively, government and sensitive government facilities are an act against the country's security, all those who consider themselves above the law also, in the last 24 hours, the security forces arrested 8 leaders and representatives of the tehreek-e-insaf party on various charges . pakistan should continue its efforts in some areas of this country, especially in the states of punjab and khyber pakhtunkhwa and elsewhere. is that the government is for the arameans payman rahmani, islamabad radio and television news agency called the army forces and other news from pakistan, the worsening of the economic crisis in pakistan and the increasing debts of t

in islamabad behind the police line, imran khan faced two corruption cases. and pled not guilty. the full trial will now begin on the second. 0n the second, he was told he would be remanded for eight days in police custody for investigation. against this febrile backdrop, pakistan is waiting to hold national elections while its economy teeters on the brink. the question of who will run pakistan is one neither side is willing to back down from. caroline davis, bbc news, islamabad. the time is 13:16. our top story this lunchtime. the trial about alleged phone hacking by the publisher of the mirror has got under way. prince harry is one of several high—profile figures to bring a case against mirror group newspapers. and here i am in liverpool getting ready to plate your requests at a very special eurovision piano party. i am getting in some last—minute practice. coming up on bbc news. we hearfrom britain's paralympic canoe champion charlotte henshaw who has called for more to be done to help women who suffer with endometriosis, after it took years for her to be

national accounts of pakistan arrest 8 he ordered a fast for imran khan. you can see the people who are following the arrest of tehreek-e-insaf leaders and they came to the streets to try for freedom and defend their rights. according to the pakistani media, these riots have so far resulted in at least 10 deaths and hundreds of injuries. hamon, i will not return until umar releases them, the government officials of pakistan, referring to the attack of the protesters on the government and sensitive buildings, announced that any disturbance and unrest will be dealt with decisively. from they know that the law is higher and we will deal with it severely. also, in the last 24 hours , the forces arrested eight leaders and representatives of the tehreek-e-insaf party on various charges. this approach is a political revenge. we ask our fans to continue their efforts until the release of imran khan. the current conditions of pakistan in some regions of the country , especially in the states of 50 and khyber pakhtunkhwa, are such that the government has called in t

it's been over a yearsince imran khan corruption charges.s ousted from power in a vote of no confidence. court cases against him have been mounting. the former prime minister has continued campaigning, criticising the government, to pakistan's powerful military. earlier this year when imran khan's supporters in lahore blocked police attempting to arrest him the government said he was using his supporters to avoid the rule of law. national elections are meant to take place in pakistan this year, does the country's economy falters and inflation soars politics is pulling pakistan apart. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. the skipton building society is offering a mortgage where you don't need a deposit. it's aimed at people who are currently renting and trying to get onto the property ladder. unlike other 100% mortgage schemes, this one doesn't require the financial backing of family orfriends, but you do need to have been paying rent on time for 12 months and have a good credit history. here's our business reporter, ben king. for many peopl

how to arrest imran khan after a biased decision of the supreme court there will be no other verdictrruption case while the protesters smashed the streets of the supreme court. petitioned , ranhan's arrest was declared illegal and he had to be delivered to the court for release. on bail, his party considers this detention illegal. that is why bilateral public protests began. the former prime minister was immediately distanced from attacks on the military. objects and stated that they did not support the attackers. today, our main concern is that imran khan is in custody and guarded by the same people who threatened his life pakistan is in a difficult economic situation, according to economists, the country could default due to imran khan's arrest and the ensuing unrest. economy, lost billions, rs. former premier was ousted from his post last year since then, he continues to insist that the coup was illegal and requires new elections, but the authorities believe that they should take place only after the end of the term of parliament for the success of any political party. it is usual

meanwhile, human rights groups accused pakistani forces of using excessive force on supporters of imran khanaken to the streets in recent days. at least 10 protesters have been killed and nearly 3000 supporters of khan have been arrested. we are joined now by mohammed hanif. he is an award-winning writer and journalist based in karachi. he is the former editor of the bbc urdu service in london where he is joining us from today. welcome back to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. explain what is happening. why was imran khan arrested and now why was he released? >> they been trying to arrest imran khan for months now. the main focus is elections. it would keep him out of the election race. it would disqualify him or put him behind bars. that seems to be the obvious purpose. he was just thrown out of the government a year ago. since then, he has been on the warpath. that is not new. almost everything a prime minister in pakistan at some point has fallen out with the army, which is considered the all-powerful pakistan. but what imran khan has managed to do is -- the military itself.

imran khan has repeatedly criticised its leadership.broke into the city was my highest official residence. in rawalpindi they broached the case of the military headquarters. pakistan has not seen such open attacks on its military in decades. pakistan is due to hold a national election this year. it's politically polarised. imran khan has been accused of whipping up his supporters. from his armoured car on his way to court, he told me then that he thought the authorities intended to jail him.— intended to “ail him. putting intended to “ail him. putting in prison. _ intended to jail him. putting in prison, would _ intended to jail him. putting in prison, would keep - intended to jail him. putting in prison, would keep me i intended to jail him. putting l in prison, would keep me out intended to jail him. putting - in prison, would keep me out of the election race right till the election race right till the end of the elections so i won't be able to campaign, that's the whole thing. they said they — that's the whole thing. they said they w

. >> let's go to pakistan, where imran khan has been arrested by the military outside the high courtmabad. he is due to face corruption charges. caroline davies reports. >> this was the moment imran khan was arrested, awaiting trial, paramilitary troops shattered glass, phones, and great confusion. imran khan was marched to a cart in a sea of right place after two failed arrests, they were taking no chances. he was arrested on grounds of corruption, a proposition that was already difficult in some parts of the country. [inaudible] today's arrest left some without hope for pakistan's political system. >> i don't know, let them -- let there be chaos, if there is no imran khan that there be chaos in pakistan. >> pakistan's powerful military has been repeatedly criticized by imran khan. they broke into the city's highest military official residence, and they breached the gates of the army's headquarters. pakistan has not seen such public attacks by the public on a time decades. imran khan's party said they would challenge the attacks in court, and protests seem intent to continue. pakist

so the process is very clear that they did not want imran khan out and about. porter: against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis, khan remains influential. across the country, people turned out in force to protest his arrest. if convicted, imran khan, by far the most popular opposition politician, will likely be prevented from running in the upcoming elections in november. nicole: a new israeli airstrike on the gaza strip has killed at least two people. the gaza health ministry said two men were in a vehicle in the city when it was struck. israel's military said the strike targeted and islamic jihad cell planning an attack on israel. the latest strike came as funerals were held for three senior commanders of the islamic jihad military group in gaza were killed with at least 10 civilians in a series of pre-dawn air raids. israel's military say it's airstrikes targeted islamic jihad, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the eu. our correspondent rebecca ritters is in jerusalem with the latest. islamic jihad and hamas have valid to respond. w

imran khan has repeatedly criticised its leadership.ghest official residence. in rawalpindi they broached the case of the military headquarters. pakistan has not seen such open attacks on its military in decades. imran khan's party tonight said they would challenge the arrest in court and try to distance themselves from any act of violence, but they intend protests to continue. pakistan is due to hold a national election this year. the country is already caught in a deeply divisive, political power struggle. caroline davies, in a deeply divisive, political powerstruggle. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. people in england will be able to receive prescriptions from pharmacies. chemists will also be able to offer blood pressure checks and oral contraception as already happens in scotland and wales. but doctors' leaders say services are stretched because there are not enough gps. you could be waiting weeks and weeks and weeks just for an appointment. it's quite disheartening, really. it is, it's disappointing i think, is the word. i it

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that is after supporters of imran khan clashed with police. exchanges of gunfire between israel and palestine in gaza. missiles appear to be drawn strong gaza. many of the missiles were shot down by the israel defence system. some of the israel defence system. some of the projectiles made it through. as you can see from those pictures and they show the damage caused by what israel claims was a palestinian missile. this damaged building was hit by a strike before dawn and it is said to be the home of a commander of the islamicjihad commander of the islamic jihad militant commander of the islamicjihad militant group who is reported to have been cured. a total of 22 people have now been killed in gaza according to palestinian sources. we can now hear from according to palestinian sources. we can now hearfrom our correspondent at the israeli border. here can now hear from our correspondent at the israeli border.— at the israeli border. here people saw repeated _ at the israeli border. here people saw repeated barrages _ at the israeli border. here

host: imran khan tells al jazeera authorities are trying to keep him out of power by targeting him and his supporters. there are desperate calls for help in western myanmar after a cyclone kills hundreds of people. seeking a new frontier, a renewed push to go no -- to go where no man or woman a has gone before. the head of ecuador's military has warned its forces will act firmly in violence breaks out over an escalating political crisis. president guillermo lasso has dissolved the national assembly, which was considering whether to impeach him on corruption charges. security forces have been deployed outside of the parliament in quito. the president denies he did anything wrong. the president will govern by decree until fresh elections can be held, a process that could take up to six months. >> ecuador needs a new political and social packed to allow it to escape from a serious political crisis the country is in and unfortunately getting worse day by day. we need to move forward to a solution that could give hope to ecuadorian families for a future of well-being and stability. host: ou

we stand with imran khan. we continue to do so and we will support him until death. >> a court has ruled the 70-year-old can be held for questioning for eight days, this day after the cricket hero turned politician was arrested on charges of corruption and fraud. government officials alleged he and his wife received land worth millions of dollars as a bribe from a real estate tycoon, claims his legal team has rejected. >> first of all, the arrest of imran khan is estate abduction. the way imran khan was arrested is proof that the constitution does not exist in this country. >> the arrest follows months of political crisis, during which khan, who was ousted in april of last year, wage battle with the military. he has accused the country's spying industry of being the hind a botched assassination attempt against him last year. the latest action against the popular politician comes at an unstable time in the country of 220 million as it grapples with its most severe economic crisis in decades. mark: time for busi

so i think after there were people expecting that imran khan would be arrested today.ed, a few people gathered around which was unprecedented and gathered and attacked a house in lahore and a few other places so i think these visuals were shocking and unprecedented. we have seen so many presidents and prime ministers who were arrested in the past and almost all like the former prime minister who was very popular at the time when he was arrested but this kind of anger and protest was not there. and it was a number of people was not a big number, but it is really significant that they gathered around phq when they try to enter and they were inside the house in lahore, i think that is a big message by the pti pressers. i will say this was a very organised mob. the number was not big but how they attacked really mattered and that matters a lot in history of pakistan actually. matters a lot in history of pakistan actuall . ., , ,, , ., actually. her mind to supply we have one to actually. her mind to supply we have gone to the — actually. her mind to supply we have gone to

imran khan, the former prime minister of pakistan, while he had approached the supreme court of islamabad to obtain bail in several cases , was arrested by the order of the national accounts court of this country, and the security forces and how the arrest of imran khan in the court is an illegal approach, we will file a complaint against this action , while the arrest of the former prime minister of pakistan by the rangers was accompanied by a fierce conflict between the security forces and imran khan's bodyguards , we will not remain silent against his arrest, the pakistani authorities claim. that imran khan has been prosecuted in the case of so-called financial corruption and anjuman alwad. 50 billion known embezzlement has been identified by the national accounts court of the country, which, after investigation , showed signs of imran khan's connection with this case in the hands of the supreme court of islamabad in response to the way the arrest of imran khan at the court site of islamabad police chief and some officials of the ministry of interior called for the supporters of the te

after hours outside the courtroom, imran khan - update.om, imran khan has- update. after hours outside the j courtroom, imran khan hasjust update. after hours outside the - courtroom, imran khan hasjust left. he has been granted bailfor the charges he was originally arrested for, when he arrived on tuesday outside this complex. he has also been given bailfor the outside this complex. he has also been given bail for the cases that arose against him while he was on custody. these arose, these corruption charges after he was in custody on tuesday. you can see the security is building. as imran khan came out of court, he was met with cheers, many others supporters have been waiting here to find out any form of news. we now understand is that mr imran khan has come out of the courtroom, to see if he has got bail for those over cases, to see if he can leave without being arrested. apologies for some of the bad sound, and we will get more on that later. the final acts are through to the final of the eurovision song contest — after winning enough

so making that ground, the court order to release imran khan, and they also said imran khan has got toslamabad high court. but we have still not seen him but i suppose the question it begs is, is this enough to enter the street protests for imran khan supporters or is it likely to fuel them?- or is it likely to fuel them? there is an interesting _ or is it likely to fuel them? there is an interesting comment - or is it likely to fuel them? there is an interesting comment that i or is it likely to fuel them? there - is an interesting comment that imran khan also made after the order that was passed... khan also made after the order that was passed- - -_ was passed... inaudible he said he _ was passed... inaudible he said he has _ was passed... inaudible he said he has nothing i was passed... inaudible he said he has nothing toi was passed... inaudible i he said he has nothing to do was passed... inaudible - he said he has nothing to do with the protests and he always talked about peace. not only this, up to the decision announced by the supreme court, there were reports coming in from i

after investigating the signs of imran khan's connection with this case, by order of the islamabad highrt, in response to the arrest of imran khan at the courthouse of the islamabad police chief and some officials of the ministry of interior, they called the supporters of the tehreek-e-insaf party to give explanations. follow this arrests in different cities of pakistan started protests against the rahmani pact. islamabad sada and sima news agency. a regional anti-narcotics campaign began in baghdad with the presence of iran, saudi arabia, egypt, syria, turkey, kuwait , jordan and lebanon. drugs as a scourge for the entire region is one of the most important topics of this meeting , which will be held for the first time in iraq, two days after the request of the foreign ministers of the arab league member from syria to return to this union, the american president and the emergency for syria for a period of one more year it should be extended. bashar assad's actions are still an unusual holiday for the national security and foreign policy of the united states. the state of emergency of t

pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been arrested at the high court in the capital islamabadhere for an unrelated hearing on corruption charges — one of several court cases mr khan is facing. mr khan was ousted as prime minister in april last year and has been campaigning for early elections since then. bbc pakistan correspondent carrie davis has more. the moment of arrest. imran khan are waiting to appear in court. the glass in front of him smashes, paramilitary troops sent to arrest him pile through into furniture and his supporters. surrounded by officers in riot helmets and shields, mr khan is marched from the court to a waiting car. where he was being taken, officers didn't say. the police say he was arrested on corruption charges. it has been over a year since corruption charges. it has been over a yearsince imran corruption charges. it has been over a year since imran khan was ousted from power any vote of no confidence. court cases against him have been mounting. the former prime minister has continued campaigning, criticising the government and pakistan's powerful mi