Ex-PM Khan charged with terrorism by Pakistani police

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides, and many supporters have been charged with terrorism and other offenses after clashes with security forces in Islamabad on Saturday. Khan’s followers clashed with police outside a court where the former prime minister was to appear in a graft case. Police used batons and tear gas while Khan’s supporters threw fire bombs and hurled rocks at the officers. Over 50 officers were injured, and many cars and motorcycles were torched during the violence, and 59 of Khan’s supporters were arrested. The case filed against Khan and his associates accuses them of terrorism, obstructing police officers in carrying out their tasks, attacks on police, wounding officers, and threatening their lives.