A Pakistani court on Thursday indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and dozens of his associates on charges of inciting people to attack military and government installations last year, officials and his party said.
Khan pleaded not guilty when charges were read out to him in court in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, according to officials and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI). Khan and the others will go on trial under anti-terrorism laws that carry punishments up to life in prison.
PTI said that top party official Omar Ayub Khan, the current opposition leader in Parliament, also was arrested by police on Thursday. He was wanted on separate charges that included incitement of violence in the capital last week.
The indictments against Khan and the dozens of his party members stem from widespread violence on May 9, 2023, that was sparked by Khan’s arrest at the time on corruption charges.
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