Pakistani police and supporters of Imran Khan clash outside the former PM's home in Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest
Clashes erupted outside Imran Khan's house in Lahore after police from Islamabad arrived to arrest him on charges of threatening a judge in one of his speeches last year.
Pakistani police and supporters of Imran Khan have fought pitched battles outside the former prime minister's home in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said.A few hundred Khan supporters gathered outside his house after a police team arrived from Islamabad to arrest him on a court order, government spokesman Amir Mir told Reuters news agency.
The workers started pelting the police with stones and bricks, and in response police directed a water cannon at them and in some cases, baton charged them, he said. The court in Islamabad had issued the arrest warrant in a case against Khan on charges of threatening a judge in one of his speeches last year.
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