Islamabad: Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has been called in for questioning by Pakistan's stout anti-corruption agency on Thursday regarding the graft allegations that resulted in his arrest on May 9.

Khan was expected at the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) Rawalpindi headquarters, which is close to Islamabad and has previously investigated, tried, and imprisoned everyone who held the office of prime minister since 2008.

It was unclear if Khan, who rejects the accusations, would follow through on the summons. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Khan's political organisation, did not immediately have a spokesperson available for comment.

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The 220 million-person country of South Asia experienced increased political unrest after Khan's arrest on May 9 by paramilitary forces. In addition, Pakistan has been experiencing its worst economic crisis ever due to a protracted delay in receiving crucial IMF funding.

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Khan's protective bail was extended by a different court on Wednesday until May 31 after the Supreme Court ordered his release on bail last Friday.

Bushra Khan, also known as Bushra Bibi, is his wife and is out on bail until May 23. On Wednesday, Khan claimed that police had surrounded his home in the Punjab province city of Lahore and that he anticipated being detained again shortly after being warned by the government to turn over supporters it had accused of attacking the army.

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Amir Mir, the information minister for Punjab, stated that because Khan had been granted bail by the court, the government had no plans to have him arrested. The terrorists hiding at his home are all that is required of him, he said.

According to Mir, intelligence and law enforcement agencies had discovered that Khan's house was the hiding place for up to 40 suspects in attacks on military installations. Khan had 24 hours to turn over the suspects, he warned, or face a "police operation."
In addition to denying that he provided shelter to any participants in the violence, Khan has stated that authorities may search his home only with valid court orders.