The saga of Imran Khan’s political career rumbles on. While on his way to the High Court in Islamabad yesterday to defend himself against trumped-up charges of political corruption, Khan was ambushed inside the judicial compound by enforcement paramilitaries known as the Pakistani Rangers. After Khan and his lawyers were allegedly beaten up, he was then driven away.
The Pakistan government, the military or its agents, have seemingly been trying to either arrest or kill the immensely popular Khan since he was deposed by an army-backed constitutional coup in April 2022. Finally, this week they got their man.
In November last year, Khan had been fortunate to survive a gun attack which left him with three bullet wounds in his leg. The clearly-orchestrated assassination attempt was made by two gunmen while he was standing on a truck during a protest rally heading to the capital, Islamabad.
Finally, this week they got their man
The timing of the arrest may relate to Khan’s increasing rhetoric against the army and its role in the assassination attempt.
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