Pakistani ex-leader and wife face new charges after deadly protest march

Pakistani law-enforcement has brought new legal action against Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi – a move that adds to ex-PMs growing list of court battles. The charges came after recent protest march turned into un-peaceful demonstrations

The protests (which happened just days ago) saw Bushra Bibi leading thousands of supporters from north-western regions towards capital city; their main goal was to demand freedom for Khan whoʼs been in custody since late-summer last year. During these street actions at-least 6 people lost their lives and many others got hurt

Its worth noting that Khan already deals with more than one-hundred-and-fifty different legal cases: his loyal followers say these are just made-up political tricks to keep him away from power. The ex-premier has been sitting behind bars since 08/2023 – making this situation even more complex for his defense team

The latest round of charges focuses on how the couple might have pushed people towards violent actions: police officials point to recent un-peaceful events as proof. The demonstrations which started in pakistans north-west created major problems when reaching islamabad