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Detectives file terrorism charges against former Pakistan premier Imran Khan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is holding mass rallies seeking to return to office even as police level terrorism charges against him. [File, Standard]

Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office.

The charges followed a speech Khan gave in Islamabad on Saturday in which he vowed to sue police officers and a female judge and alleged that a close aide had been tortured after his arrest.

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