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with an alleged corruption case. the picture is pretty startling. this is him right in the middle of all those black paramilitary style officers taking him away and putting him in that black truck at the bottom of the screen there. we have slowed down the footage again, which we will play you here. just so you can get a sense. he is wearing a white top, you can see white sleeves and a black waistcoat. that is the former prime minister imran khan. just a year or so ago he was in charge until he was ousted. he fell out of favour with mps and the army and now facing arrest. we don t actually know his current location. he has been detained in an undisclosed location. that is another set of pictures he does well, him sitting inside. he was actually at court in an unrelated case. this is the scene just in front of him, breaking down glass windows to try to get to him. and after that, we believe he was taken out and then taken away. these pictures, i should say, were released by pti
islamabad. he was there for an unrelated hearing on corruption charges one of several court cases mr khan is facing. mr khan was ousted as prime minister in april last year and has been campaigning for early elections since then. bbc pakistan correspondent carrie davis has more. the moment of arrest. imran khan are waiting to appear in court. the glass in front of him smashes, paramilitary troops sent to arrest him pile through into furniture and his supporters. surrounded by officers in riot helmets and shields, mr khan is marched from the court to a waiting car. where he was being taken, officers didn t say. the police say he was arrested on corruption charges. it has been over a year since corruption charges. it has been over a yearsince imran corruption charges. it has been over a year since imran khan was ousted from power any vote of no confidence. court cases against him have been mounting. the former prime minister has continued campaigning, criticising the governme
welcome to the programme. russia s leader vladimir putin says civilisation is at a turning point because of the war in ukraine. he gave a speech in moscow marking the anniversary of soviet victory over the nazis in the second world war, called victory day. but the nomral parade was scaled back. here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. he speaks russian. they chant in russian. it is the day russia likes to project power and invincibility. military band plays. despite security concerns, the annual victory day parade went ahead on red square to commemorate the defeat of nazi germany. but the war in ukraine made this feel a very different may 9th, the 80 year old t 31i the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade. not this year. there was no military fly past, it was cancelled, and there were fewer soldiers here than normal. watching from the stands, russia s commander in chief. vladimir putin is under intense pressure. his inva
arrested in connection with an alleged corruption case. take a look. these are the moments after the arrest. you can see in the circle there with the white sleeves and waistcoat, that is imran khan. you can see absolutely surrounded by paramilitary forces there. he has taken and put in the back of that black truck and then taken away to an undisclosed location. so we don t know where he is being held right now. that was the momentjust after his arrest. this, we think, just before. khan is behind the camera here. these are those paramilitary forces trying to get in. these pictures, i should say are from a pti official, the political party of imran khan. the party have called on his supporters to take to the streets. that has happened in places like karachi and turns across the country can actually, imran khan supporters have come out to protest against his arrest. let s get more on this with our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. just talk us through what we know