Imran Khan’s party has called for supporters to ‘shut down’ the country after the former prime minister was arrested in court on Tuesday.

Mr Khan was inside the Islamabad High Court to face charges of corruption when security officials broke down the doors before escorting him to an armoured vehicle.

Video footage published on social media showed dozens of riot-gear clad officers from the paramilitary Rangers force bundling the leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) into the car.

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