National

topics

politics-policy

epstein-files

donald-trump

2026-midterm-elections

immigration

behind-the-curtain

race-and-equity

technology

privacy-tech-regulation

automation-and-ai

tiktok-news

big-tech

social-media

cybersecurity

economy

social-security

inflation

tariffs

federal-reserve

jobs

transportation

business

stock-market-news

retail-news

crypto

media

elon-musk

dealmaking

health

rfk-jr

drug-prices

axios-explains-abortion

public-health

world

israel

axios-explains-ukraine

iran

russia

china

energy-climate

nuclear-energy

climate-energy-policy

climate-change

extreme-weather

alternative-energy

electric-vehicles

science

emerging-tech

biomedicine

newsletters

pittsburgh

atlanta

san-diego

charlotte

boulder

washington-dc

kansas-city

dallas

denver

detroit

des-moines

austin

boston

chicago

cleveland

columbus

houston

indianapolis

miami

nashville

new-orleans

nw-arkansas

philadelphia

phoenix

portland

richmond

salt-lake-city

san-antonio

san-francisco

seattle

tampa-bay

twin-cities

raleigh

huntsville

axios-local

axios-pro

axios-live

the-axios-show

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested during a court appearance in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday, according to Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. 

The big picture: The cricketer-turned-politician was in court on corruption charges, which Khan and his supporters say are politically motivated. 

Khan was removed from office more than a year ago in a no-confidence vote in Pakistan's Parliament. 

Since then, he has led several mass rallies calling for early elections. 

Police attempted to arrest Khan at his home in March, but were pushed back by his supporters. 

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad

He was in court on corruption charges, which Khan and his supporters say are politically motivated.

Then-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing in February. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images

Then-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing in February 2022. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images

Imran Khan

Former Pakistani Prime Minister <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Imran Khan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/03/pakistan-imran-khan-shot" data-vars-content-id="03540209-5607-4a86-af59-661a4158bb3a" data-vars-headline="Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/03/pakistan-imran-khan-shot" target="_self">Imran Khan</a> was arrested during a court appearance in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday, according to Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="PTI" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/fawadchaudhry/status/1655872171988881413" data-vars-content-id="03540209-5607-4a86-af59-661a4158bb3a" data-vars-headline="Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/fawadchaudhry/status/1655872171988881413" target="_blank">PTI</a>) party. The big picture: The cricketer-turned-politician was in court on corruption charges, which Khan and his supporters say are politically motivated.

Conflicts, policies and powers are intersecting and shaping the world. Breaking news and analysis of national security, foreign policy and global crises.

World

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad

What to read next