Khan, in office from 2018 to 2022, is facing a spate of legal challenges.
He was ordered to address charges in court on Saturday of unlawfully selling state gifts given to him by foreign dignitaries while in office.Earlier in the day, police had entered Khan’s home in Lahore after he left for his court appearance in Islamabad and arrested several of his supporters over allegations of attacks against officers during clashes earlier in the week.
Khan, who was shot and wounded while campaigning in November, said in the interview the threat to his life is greater than before and asserted – without providing evidence – that his political opponents and the military want to block him from standing in elections later this year.Article contentSharif’s government has denied being behind the cases against Khan.
On his assurance that he would appear on Saturday, the court granted Khan protection against arrest, but he said he feared the police and government planned to take him into custody. “It is also obvious now that the entire siege of Lahore was not about ensuring I appear before the court in a case but was intended to take me away to prison so that I am unable to lead our election campaign.”
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