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Imran Khan 'released from prison' Imran Khan released from prison
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The Pakistan opposition politician, Imran Khan, has been released from prison where he has been held under anti-terrorism laws, his party says. The Pakistan opposition politician, Imran Khan, has been released from prison where he has been held under anti-terrorism laws.
The former cricketer was arrested by police last week after attending a protest at Punjab University in Lahore.The former cricketer was arrested by police last week after attending a protest at Punjab University in Lahore.
On Monday, Mr Khan began a hunger strike in protest at his detention.On Monday, Mr Khan began a hunger strike in protest at his detention.
He is demanding the restoration of the constitution and the reinstatement of supreme court judges who were sacked after emergency rule was declared.He is demanding the restoration of the constitution and the reinstatement of supreme court judges who were sacked after emergency rule was declared.
"He has been released from Dera Ghazi Khan jail [in southern Punjab province]," Omar Cheema, a senior leader of Mr Khan's Tehrik-i-Insaf party, told the BBC. Mr Khan's release comes a day after Pakistani authorities freed more than 3,000 people who were detained under emergency regulations imposed by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 November.
Mr Khan's release comes a day after Pakistani authorities released more than 3,000 people who were detained under emergency regulations imposed by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 November. A interior ministry spokesman said many others would be released soon.
A spokesman for the interior ministry said many others would be released soon. Government embarrassment
A senior leader of Mr Khan's Tehrik-i-Insaf party, Omar Cheema, told the BBC that he had been released from Dera Ghazi Khan jail in the south of Punjab province on Wednesday.
The prison's superintendent, Sheikh Inamur Rehman, later confirmed the release, adding that it had been carried out on the instructions of the provincial government at 1945 local time (1445 GMT).
"I personally saw him off at the prison gate," he told the AFP news agency.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad says Mr Khan's release may be partly because his detention was making waves internationally and causing embarrassment for the Pakistani government.
While he may not be one of the leading politicians in Pakistan, Mr Khan is a known name around the world, our correspondent says.