BBC: Imran Khan: Violence and mass arrests as former Pakistan PM charged with corruption
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges a day after his arrest sparked nationwide protests.
Eight people have died nationwide in the protests and about 1,000 have been arrested, police say.
The army is being deployed in some areas, and has issued a stern warning after crowds attacked its properties.
Mr Khan's arrest dramatically escalated tensions between Mr Khan and the military at a time of economic crisis.
Conviction would disqualify the former cricket star - prime minister from 2018 to 2022 - from standing for office, possibly for life. Elections are due later this year.
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Lets see where this goes. A serious flare-up or a minor disturbance. If the security system is weakened this might blowback in India. Militant groups might take advantage of the internal crisis to stage attacks in India proper. A major crisis on the subcontinent with 2 nuclear armed neighbours would turn the Ukraine conflict or a potential conventional conflict over Taiwan into mere footnotes of history. Or it might fizzle out.
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