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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested

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FILE: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, on November 4, 2022. [K.M. Chaudhry, AP Photo]

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the country's capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases. Security agents dragged Khan outside and shoved him into an armoured car before whisking him away.

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