Thousands protest at Pakistan’s Supreme Court over release of Imran Khan

Supporters of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of the ruling political parties, take part in a protest outside the Supreme Court (Anjum Naveed/AP)

Convoys of buses and vehicles filled with Pakistani government supporters have flooded the main road leading to the country’s capital to protest against the release of former prime minister Imran Khan.

Thousands made their way to the Supreme Court for a rare sit-in against its decision to give the opposition leader an “undue reprieve” following his arrest in a corruption case.