Imran Khan to be released from custody

Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan is to be freed from custody, a day after the Supreme Court ruled his dramatic arrest on corruption charges was illegal.

Judges granted Khan protected bail, meaning he can not be re-arrested on those charges for two weeks. The court also ordered he could not be arrested on any charges filed after last Tuesday until 17 May.

Despite the rulings, the corruption charges against the former PM still stand.

(BBC)