This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on Pakistan’s political turmoil on Wednesday, May 10.
- A Pakistan court has ruled ex-PM Imran Khan can be held for questioning for eight days.
- The army has been called in to maintain law and order in Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces amid widespread protests in the country following Khan’s arrest.
- The 70-year-old was indicted for unlawfully selling state gifts during his premiership between 2018-22.
- At least one person killed in the city of Quetta, nearly 1,000 arrested in Punjab.
- Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced nationwide protests over the shock arrest.