Former Pakistan Leader Imran Khan Says Country Is Under ‘Undeclared Martial Law’

Khan, effectively under house arrest, says democratic progress is in jeopardy as country teeters on brink of default

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become a vocal critic of the army’s role in politics.  Photo: arif ali/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan—effectively held under house arrest by the army-backed government—said his country was under an “undeclared martial law.” 

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