Imran Khan to face charges of inciting attacks against military

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A Pakistani court indicted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday on charges of inciting his supporters to attack the country's military and its installations in 2023, Geo TV reported.

Khan pleaded not guilty to the charges while the court also indicted more than 60 others in the same case, Geo TV and ARY News reported.

Thousands of supporters of Khan had attacked and torched several military buildings and offices on May 9 last year to protest against his arrest on graft allegations.

At least eight people were killed in the violence.

Khan faces anti-terrorism charges in connection with the violence, considered the most serious challenge to the power of the military in Pakistan's history. Several of Khan's supporters have already been sentenced in connection with the violence.

The 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been named in dozens of cases since he left office in 2022 and has been behind bars for more than a year.

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