Pakistan minister defends arrest of Imran Khan, saying he 'has to be treated like every citizen'

Pakistan's information minister has defended the arrest of Imran Khan on the day the Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful.

In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Marriyum Aurangzeb said: "A person who has defied court, who does not abide by the law, who avoid courts and who thinks he's untouchable and cannot be questioned, has to be treated the way every citizen is treated."

Khan was released from custody after Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled that his arrest was illegal, with his detainment sparking countrywide violence which left at least eight people dead.

Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/pakistans-information-minister-defends-arrest-of-imran-khan-saying-he-has-to-be-treated-like-every-citizen-12878830

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