Pakistan's Ex-PM Khan Leads Rally, Ignores Arrest Warrants

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (file photo)

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied thousands of supporters in eastern Pakistan on March 13 as courts in the capital, Islamabad, issued two more arrest warrants for him over his failure to appear before judges in graft and terrorism cases, officials said. Since his ouster last April in a no-confidence vote in parliament, Khan has routinely ignored arrest warrants and court summons in a string of cases against him, claiming they are a plot by the government of his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, to discredit his campaign. To read the original story by AP, click here.