Pakistan's Supreme Court declares Imran Khan's arrest illegal

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges was illegal and ordered his immediate release. Khan's lawyers had argued that his detention from court premises in Islamabad on Tuesday was unlawful. The arrest had escalated growing tensions between him and the military, and violent protests have swept the country since he was held. The opposition leader, ousted in a confidence vote in April last year, was brought to court on the orders of Pakistan's top judge.