Pakistan’s main opposition leader and former prime minister, Imran Khan, was arrested Saturday, according to senior members of his party and his defense team, after a court found him guilty of corruption charges and sentenced him to three years in prison.
The arrest in Lahore raises the stakes of the country’s political crisis just days before the Pakistani government is expected to dissolve parliament and pave the way for a general election. Khan was likely to run in that election, but Saturday’s court ruling — which Khan’s legal team is appealing — could also lead to him being banned from running for office.
But the fallout of the violent confrontations in May left Khan’s party weakened. Scores of Khan’s aides abandoned the opposition leader, with some blaming pressure from the country’s powerful military that had itself become a target of attacks by pro-Khan protesters.
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