Former Pakistan PM Charged Under Terrorism Act for ‘Threatening’ Judge, Police Officers: Reports

Former Pakistan PM Charged Under Terrorism Act for ‘Threatening’ Judge, Police Officers: Reports
Pakistan’s then-Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint press conference with at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 19, 2020. Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been charged under the country’s terrorism act for allegedly “threatening” police officers and a female magistrate in his rally speech on Aug. 20, according to local reports.

A first information report (FIR) was filed against Khan on Aug. 21, stating that he “terrorized and threatened” Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry and police officers during a public rally in Islamabad.