Pakistani judge rules former PM Imran Khan can be held for eight days

Imran Khan lost power last year but remains the country’s most popular opposition figure (K M Chaudhry/AP)

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan can be held for questioning for eight days, a court has ruled, a day after the country’s popular opposition leader was dragged from a courtroom and arrested.

His detention set off clashes between his supporters and police on Tuesday, leaving at least four people dead. On Wednesday, angry protesters stormed and set fire to a building housing Radio Pakistan in the city of Peshawar.