Imran Khan to be charged under terrorism law
Pakistani police said that cricket legend Imran Khan is to be charged under anti-terrorism legislation following his arrest.
By Agencies |
LAHORE: Pakistani police said that cricket legend Imran Khan is to be charged under anti-terrorism legislation following his arrest on Wednesday.
"He will be charged under the anti-terrorism act," Lahore police chief Malik Mohammad Iqbal told reporters.
"Through his speeches he has been inciting people to pick up arms, he has been calling for civil disobedience, he was spreading hatred," Iqbal said.
Khan was detained at a university in Lahore when he emerged from hiding to join a protest against the state of emergency imposed by President Pervez Musharraf.
"He will be charged under the anti-terrorism act," Lahore police chief Malik Mohammad Iqbal told reporters.
"Through his speeches he has been inciting people to pick up arms, he has been calling for civil disobedience, he was spreading hatred," Iqbal said.
Khan was detained at a university in Lahore when he emerged from hiding to join a protest against the state of emergency imposed by President Pervez Musharraf.
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