Pakistan's Supreme Court orders immediate release of former prime minister Imran Khan two days after his arrest sparked countrywide protests
The former cricket superstar, who remains wildly popular, was ousted in April 2022 in a no-confidence vote in parliament after he lost the support of Pakistan's powerful military.
Islamabad police said troops had overnight entered Islamabad's sensitive"red zone" where government building s are housed. But few have so directly challenged a military which holds significant influence over domestic politics and foreign policy and that has staged at least three coups and ruled for more than three decades.
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