khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? no, we have no access yet. that is why i m demanding access. we are being denied access. beyond the boundaries of the compound, imran khan s supporters began to gather. this is the path through towards the police line. that s the police compound. and the supporters of imran khan have broken through, blocked up a large amount of the road. and you can see here the clouds of tear gas as the police are trying to attempt to stop them from getting any closer. imran khan s party, the pti, said they wanted protests to continue, but to be peaceful. we saw supporters arrive with sticks and stones. they ve shelled on us, says this man, referring to the metal tear gas shells.
we start in pakistan where the former prime minister, imran khan, has been remanded in custody for eight days after his arrest on corruption charges. his detention has sparked protests across the country, and at least eight people have died in clashes. a conviction would disqualify mr khan from standing for election. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has been monitoring the days events from islamabad, and sent us this report. burning into the night protests from lahore, karachi, peshawar. this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? no, we have no access yet. that is why i m demanding access. we are being denied access.
they ve not been able to in the last few weeks. live now to an associate fellow at chatham house for an overview of fast moving events and will this dispute between government and everyone can t be settled in court or on the streets? live now to farzana shaikh, she s an associate fellow at chatham house. at the moment it looks like it ll be settled out the streets. the courts are clearly finding themselves out of their depth on this, as your speakerjust said, the circumstances surrounding mr imran khan s arrest yesterday have been widely condemned as undemocratic. the charges against him have beenjudged to be
exhausted their enemy, as they now prepare for their own offensive. but it also shows taking ground can prove even more costly. jonathan beale, bbc news, bakhmut. the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan has been remanded in custody for 8 days on corruption charges, after he was arrested yesterday in a move that sparked protests across the country. at least eight people died in clashes. a conviction would disqualify imran khan from standing for election. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies sent this report from islamabad. burning into the night. protests from lahore, karachi, peshawar. this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad.
take firm action if protesters attack public protesters. there been protesters for a second day after mr khan was detained. you lease a nearly 1000 people have been arrested in a number of people have died police have said. mr khan denies the allegations that he sold state gifts during his time in charge. caroline davies reports. burning into the night protests from lahore, karachi, peshawar. this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? no, we have no access yet. that is why i m demanding access. we are being denied access. beyond the boundaries of the compound, imran khan s supporters