Pakistan’s top court frees ex-PM Imran Khan from custody

BLOOMBERG

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that former premier Imran Khan’s arrest by the anti-graft agency was illegal and ordered for the ex-cricket star to be freed from custody, a dramatic about-turn in the ongoing political drama.
Khan was presented before the top court for an appeal hearing against his arrest, which has fuelled nationwide protests. Security officials were stationed around the court complex, and Khan’s party told supporters to stay away.
The rupee slumped to an all-time record low after the military was called in to quell the anger that erupted following Khan’s arrest. A special court had granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) eight days of custody to investigate the corruption charges that the former cricket star was being held under.