Pakistan on edge ahead of court decision on former leader Imran Khan

Police officers clear way for a car carrying Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan (AP)

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has returned to court to hear whether he will be shielded from renewed arrest or taken back into custody – a decision that put the government and legions of Mr Khan’s supporters on edge after days of violent confrontations.

The popular 70-year-old opposition leader, who is accused of corruption, will appear before the same court from which he had been dragged and arrested on Tuesday.