Pakistan crisis: At least eight killed as Imran Khan’s supporters clash with police

A look at the top developments from crisis-hit Pakistan:

1. Pakistan’s political turmoil intensified late on Wednesday as nationwide protests swelled in the wake of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. At least eight persons were killed and 290 were injured in clashes that erupted between supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief and security forces, Dawn reported. The government called in the Army after several monuments and government buildings were torched by the protestors.
2. Khan was arrested on Tuesday during a court appearance in Islamabad and whisked away to an unknown location overnight. The case against him pertains to the acquisition of land for the Al-Qadir Trust, a non-governmental welfare organisation whose trustees are Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. The former premier has been accused of granting favours to Malik Riaz Hussain, a powerful real estate tycoon, with a university run by the trust outside Islamabad getting land and donations in return.
3. On Wednesday, Khan told a court in Islamabad that he may be injected with poison while in custody, The News International reported. He claimed that he may be given “an injection that causes a person to die slowly”. The court, however, remanded the former prime minister to eight days of custody of the National Accountability Bureau, an anti-corruption body.
4. The Pakistan Army said that it showed...

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