Imran Khan supporters still reeling from crackdown one year on

Key Facts

• 28 minutes ago Saad Sohail & Kelly Ng,in Islamabad and Singapore Getty Images Protests erupted across Pakistan on 9 May 2023 - its powerful military swiftly labelled it a "Black Day" When former prime minister Imran Khan was dragged out of a court house by police on charges of corruption on 9 May 2023, the reaction was unlike anything seen in Pakistan before.
• Abrar, another supporter who took to the streets after Khan's arrest, recalled that he left his house in Lahore "immediately" after seeing footage of Khan's arrest last May, as he felt his "leader should not have been humiliated in this way".
• The military has heavily influenced Pakistan for most of its existence and is a crucial behind-the-scenes player in the country's politics.
• During the February elections, his party, which had been denied its election symbol and a united platform, was forced to run candidates as independents, who then emerged as the single largest bloc in a shock result.

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