The last week has been a whirlwind in Pakistan. On May 9, former Prime Minister Imran Khan – one of the most popular leaders in the nation’s history – was arrested. The video of the arrest went viral, showing military forces barging into a courtroom where Khan was sitting. Khan has now been released on bail, but he has called for his supporters to protest across the country. So what exactly happened last week in Pakistan? And what does Imran Khan’s relationship with the military have to do with it? 

In this episode: 

• Abid Hussain (@abidhussayn), Al Jazeera journalist in Pakistan 

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, with Chloe K. Li and Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. 

Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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