<div data-component="text-block" class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" style="margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 36.25rem;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;">Pakistan's police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws.</span><br></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing a close aide.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Mr Khan's supporters gathered outside his house vowing to "take over" if he was arrested. However, he has now been granted pre-arrest bail until Thursday.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Since being ousted from power in April, Mr Khan has been a vocal critic of the government and the country's army.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Police announced the charges after the cricketer-turned-politician accused authorities of torturing his close aide, who is himself being detained under sedition charges.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Officials accused Mr Khan of breaching the country's anti-terrorism act for allegedly making threats against the state officials.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Hundreds of the former prime minister's supporters gathered outside his home in Islamabad after news of the investigation broke. Draped in the flags of Mr Khan's party, they have camped out at the gate of his hilltop residence of Bani Gala, chanting and singing in support of the former leader.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">It is not known if he is at home, and he is yet to address the latest charge.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Mr Khan's political allies warned on Monday that arresting the ousted leader would be crossing a "red line".</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">"If Imran Khan is arrested... we will take over Islamabad," tweeted a former minister in Mr Khan's cabinet, Ali Amin Gandapur.</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">Islamabad's High Court approved the three-day protective bail, but directed him towards an anti-terrorism court saying it was the appropriate forum to address the issue. - BBC</font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#141414" face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif">bnbd24/fas</font></p></div></div>