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By Reuters Pakistan's military has struck back after an unprecedented challenge to its hegemony by the popular Imran Khan and his followers. But the nuclear-armed nation remains caught between its most powerful institution and the man who was once a firm ally. Khan's arrest on  corruption charges  earlier this month, which he says was at the behest of the generals, led to violent  nationwide protests.   The protesters attacked military buildings, and the homes of senior officers, allegedly by the former prime minister's supporters. There has never been that kind of challenge to Pakistan's military, which has held sway over the country since independence in 1947 with a mixture of fear and respect. It has been in power for three of those decades and has wielded extraordinary influence even with a civilian government in office. "I've seen the fall of Dhaka and of course, there was a lot of opposition later, but never of this severity,...

Pakistan's most popular opposition leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary forces on Tuesday outside an Islamabad court over corruption allegations. This move, political analysts and critics say, is destined to plunge the country into a much deeper crisis. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah told the media that an arrest warrant for Khan was issued on May 1 by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for corruption charges. "Khan did not cooperate with the bureau and hence he was arrested," said Sanaullah. https://twitter.com/JShuike/status/1656145708381097984?t=8_uvc2N7W5aiDYTetU-WVQ&s=08   Some said the arrest was politically motivated. “During the tenure of Imran Khan, the opposition was subjected to similar treatment,” says Zulqarnain Tahir, seasoned journalist-cum-political commentator associated with Daily Dawn – Pakistan’s leading English newspaper. Boost to Khan’s popularity Politically, Khan's arrest wil...

At least one person was reported killed in clashes between protesters and the military in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, with another five people wounded there, while about 15 injuries were reported amid similar violence in Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore. Violent protests have gripped the country after the arrest of former PM and PTI Chairman Imran Khan.  Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters immediately took to the streets in Islamabad and other parts of the country to protest the arrest of former Prime Minister and party chairman Imran Khan. Police in Islamabad dispersed protesters and detained dozens of them in the process. Khan was taken to the garrison city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, for questioning at the offices of the National Accountability Bureau, according to police and government officials. He also was to undergo a routine medical checkup, police said. “Imran Khan has been arrested because he was being sought in a...