The powerful Pakistan Army, which has ruled coup-prone Pakistan for more than half of its 75-plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in matters of security and foreign policy.
The court said there was no justification to keep Khan, 71, under arrest as all accused in May 9 cases were on bail. Khan will remain in jail as he is convicted in many other cases.
General Elections in Pakistan began today morning which were marred by violence . The country’s interior ministry said that it has decided to “temporarily suspend mobile services across the country” in light of the “deteriorating security situation”, reported Dawn. Meanwhile, one policeman has been killed in firing on a polling station in the country’s Tank region..