Islamabad high court gives ex-PM Imran Khan a 2-week reprieve from arrest in graft case

A high court in Islamabad has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan a two-week reprieve from arrest in a graft case and granted him bail on the charges. Babar Awan, the lawyer for Khan, says the court made the decision on Friday, a day after the country's Supreme Court asked it a ruling. He says Khan is now “a free man,” and that the decision was just.

May 12, 2023 - 17:30
Islamabad high court gives ex-PM Imran Khan a 2-week reprieve from arrest in graft case
A high court in Islamabad has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan a two-week reprieve from arrest in a graft case and granted him bail on the charges. Babar Awan, the lawyer for Khan, says the court made the decision on Friday, a day after the country's Supreme Court asked it a ruling. He says Khan is now “a free man,” and that the decision was just.