Global Courant 2023-05-13 09:19:11
STORY: Khan arrived at his hometown in the eastern city of Lahore early on Saturday (May 13), when happy supporters showered his car with rose petals and set off fireworks.
The court ordered Khan to be released on bail for two weeks, his lawyer said Friday, after his arrest in a land fraud case sparked deadly protests and a battle with the army.
The arrest, which the Supreme Court ruled “invalid and illegal” a day earlier, has fueled instability in the country of 220 million people at a time of economic crisis, with record inflation, anemic growth and delayed IMF funding.
The 70-year-old cricket hero-turned-politician was ousted as Prime Minister in April 2022 in a parliamentary vote of no confidence and is Pakistan’s most popular leader, according to polls.