Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad

Former Pakistan's World Cup-winning skipper and Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested in Islamabad on Tuesday (May 9). The 70-year-old appeared at Islamabad High Court to face one of a slew of cases levelled against him.

According to ESPNcricinfo, Imran has been "accused of commission of the offense of corruption and corrupt practices" under a section of the National Accountability Ordinance.

Since he was turfed out, Imran had successfully dodged detention and fought off dozens of charges which analysts say are a common tactic to quash dissent in Pakistan.

He also survived a November assassination attempt which saw him shot in the leg -- an attack he blamed on incumbent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a senior army officer.

The political drama has played out against a backdrop of economic freefall and dramatically increasing militant attacks, ahead of general elections due no later than October.

With him now locked away and his legion of supporters being called out on the streets to violent protests, his political prospects -- and those of Pakistan -- are unclear.