Pakistani court grants Imran Khan bail in terrorism cases

The 70-year-old former cricket player turned Islamist politician is embroiled in a series of legal cases.

Security personnel hold bulletproof shields to secure former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, after appearing in a court, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A Pakistani court on Tuesday granted Khan a weeklong bail in two cases in which he faces terrorism charges, officials said. The ruling gave the embattled ousted premier and now popular opposition leader another brief reprieve from arrest. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

By Babar Dogar, Associated Press

A Pakistani court has granted former prime minister Imran Khan a week-long bail in two new cases in which he faces terrorism charges, officials said.