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Pakistan’s court issues arrest warrant against Imran Khan

Published: 28 Feb 2023 - 02:43 pm | Last Updated: 28 Feb 2023 - 02:44 pm
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Bloomberg

A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he did not appear in a hearing for a complaint filed by the Election Commission that the opposition leader did not declare his assets, his lawyer Gohar Ali Khan said.

An additional session judge in Islamabad handed down the order after Khan repeatedly failed to appear in his court to avoid indictment, Geo television channel reported.

Pakistan’s Election Commission disqualified the former cricket star in October last year for hiding money earned from selling state gifts received as the premier. Khan has denied any wrongdoing.