Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Imran Khan

Supporters of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan move alongside a vehicle, centre, carrying the politician (Anjum Naveed/AP)

A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Imran Khan as the former cricket star called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a continuing political crisis.

The court in the capital Islamabad that ordered the former premier’s arrest said Khan had skipped a hearing on charges of selling state gifts and concealing his assets.