Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.
REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A Pakistani court dismissed murder abetment charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, his lawyer said, providing some relief for the cricket hero turned politician who was jailed on corruption charges earlier this month.
Khan had been charged in June with abetting the murder of Supreme Court lawyer Abdul Razzaq, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the southwestern city of Quetta in the same month.
Razzaq's son had accused Khan of being behind his father's murder.
The political turmoil has caught Pakistan while the country has been struggling through one of its worst economic crises.
Persons:
Imran Khan, Akhtar Soomro, Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Razzaq's, Naeem Panjutha, wasn't, Razzaq, Asif Shahzad, Simon Cameron, Moore
Organizations:
Pakistani, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Twitter, Thomson
Locations:
Lahore, Pakistan, Rights ISLAMABAD, Quetta, Islamabad