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PAKISTAN's Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan in eight cases linked to the May 9 violence.
The violence erupted on May 9, 2023, when Khan’s supporters engaged in vandalism and rioting after his detention by law enforcement in Islamabad. Multiple cases were registered against Khan and leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for their alleged involvement.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, granted bail after hearing arguments from Khan’s lawyer Salman Safdar and Punjab Special Prosecutor Zulfiqar Naqvi, who represented the state.
Khan, 72, in a social media post following the verdict, said the end of the “night of oppression” in his country was near.
“My message to the entire nation, to my workers and to the party leadership is that your captain is still standing tall with his head held high. Have no fear," Khan said.
“We must not, under any circumstances, bow our heads down before tyranny and oppression. Remember -- no matter how long and dark the night may be, dawn is certain to break. The end of this night of oppression is near. God willing, the sun of justice and freedom will soon rise," he said.
PTI welcomed the ruling with the hashtag “Victory For Imran Khan” on X. Its international spokesman Zulfiqar Bukhari said Khan now required bail in just one case.
“Supreme Court has granted bail to Imran Khan for May 9th cases, now bail is needed for just one more case (Al Qadir case) for Mr Khan to come out of jail,” he said.
Bukhari added that despite the relief, Khan would not be released because of his conviction in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Khan had earlier filed a bail petition before a Lahore anti-terrorism court in cases related to the May 9 riots, including the attack on the Lahore corps commander’s residence, but it was dismissed in November 2024. His plea was later rejected by the Lahore High Court on June 24 this year. Khan then challenged the decision in the Supreme Court.
The former prime minister continues to face multiple other cases filed against him after his ouster from office in April 2022. He has been imprisoned since August 2023 and is serving a sentence in the 190 million pounds Al-Qadir graft case at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
A nurse walks through an alley at the Government Medical College, where children were admitted after consuming Coldrif cough syrup, which has been linked to the deaths of multiple children, in Nagpur, India, October 8, 2025.
INDIAN police have arrested the owner of a pharmaceutical company after a cough syrup made at his plant was linked to the deaths of at least 21 children, officials said on Thursday.
Most of the children, all under the age of five, died in Madhya Pradesh over the past month after being prescribed the syrup, which was found to be contaminated with a toxic substance.
Cough syrups manufactured in India have come under global scrutiny in recent years following deaths in several countries linked to their consumption. The incidents have affected India’s reputation as the world’s third-largest producer of drugs and pharmaceuticals by volume.
G. Ranganathan, 75, was arrested early on Thursday at his home in Chennai by police teams from Chennai and Madhya Pradesh.
He was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and adulteration of drugs, police sources told AFP and Indian media reported.
The syrup, sold under the brand name Coldrif, was manufactured by Sresan Pharma at a unit in Tamil Nadu.
The Indian health ministry said on Saturday that tests on samples showed contamination with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic chemical used in industrial solvents that can be fatal even in small quantities.
Authorities in Madhya Pradesh and several other states have banned the product.
Indian media reported that the World Health Organization had asked Indian officials for clarification on whether the contaminated syrup had been exported to other countries.
In 2022, more than 70 children died in Gambia from acute kidney failure after consuming a cough syrup imported from India.
Between 2022 and 2023, 68 children in Uzbekistan died after consuming another contaminated syrup made in India.
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