Khan's stunning arrest and dramatic release.

ISLAMABAD -- As Imran Khan's arrest the other day, Pakistan Tehreek: e : Insaf chief won freedom yesterday in a dramatic way : leaving thousands to celebrate and thousands more to protest.

Khan is expected to appear again before the Islamabad High Court today (May 12) - the venue from where he was arrested a couple of days earlier.

Khan's arrest sparked widespread protests across the country and his release also promoted celebrations by the PTI supporters. Equally strong was the criticism by the rival Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz).

Hours after PTI chief Imran Khan's arrest in the Al: Qadir Trust case was termed 'illegal' by the Supreme Court, an alleged audio surfaced wherein Khan could be heard talking to PTI leader Musarrat Jamshed Cheema about his arrest and freedom.

Reacting to the verdict, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief organiser Maryam Nawaz criticised Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, asking him to 'step down' from the post and 'join the PTI'.

'The chief justice was very happy today to meet the criminal who plundered Rs 60 billion from the national exchequer and he was even happier to...