Khan Supporters Rally in London for Ex-Pakistan Leader’s Release
- More than 150 gather outside Pakistani Embassy Wednesday
- Khan detained Tuesday, prompting widespread demonstrations
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Protesters rallied outside the Pakistani Embassy in London to call for Imran Khan’s release, as the former prime minister’s arrest reverberated across the country’s large overseas population.
More than 150 people gathered near the Pakistan High Commission on Wednesday, shouting “Long live Imran Khan,” and other messages of support for the jailed cricket star-turned-political leader. Some criticized the government of current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who had traveled to London to attended the coronation of King Charles III and was still out of the country at the time of Khan’s arrest Tuesday.