Imran Khan: still headline news
The arrest of former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has attracted widespread global interest
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
The Independent
The arrest of former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has attracted widespread global interest. Even though his political career has not really taken off, he remains a high-profile figure and one that remains a thorn in the side of the ruling regime.
In the UK The Independent devotes its front page to the news, with claims that Imran’s life is in danger, and it also outlines the British government’s role in events which Imran claims have led to his arrest.
In The Daily Telegraph, Simon Briggs looks at what Imran has been up to since he quit cricket.
When Imran launched his party, it was initially seen as a whimsical vehicle for a man who could not bear to be out of the public eye. But after a false start in the 1997 elections, he kept battling away and eventually claimed a seat in Pakistan's National Assembly in 2004.
Martin Williamson is executive editor of ESPNcricinfo and managing editor of ESPN Digital Media in Europe, the Middle East and Africa