Arrest of Imran Khan

On 9 May 2023, the former Prime Minister and politician Imran Khan was arrested from inside the Islamabad High Court in Islamabad by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the charges of corruption in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust, which he owns alongside his wife, Bushra Bibi. Attempts to arrest Khan led to 2023 Pakistani protests by his supporters throughout the country. Khan was again arrested on corruption charges in relation to the Toshakhana reference case in August 2023.

His first arrest came a day after the Armed Forces media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had responded negatively to Khan's accusations of a high-ranking Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) being involved in an assassination attempt on his life the previous year. The Islamabad High Court ruled that Khan's arrest was legal. However, the Supreme Court of Pakistan deemed the arrest unlawful due to the manner it was carried out, and mandated Khan's release. The next day on 12 May, Islamabad High Court granted two weeks bail to Khan. Shortly upon his release, Khan directly accused the army chief Asim Munir of playing a role in his arrest.

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