Imran Khan Arrested Inside Court, Whisked Away By Paramilitary Personnel
Imran Khan Arrested:
Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was detained today as he was approaching the Islamabad High Court for a hearing in one of the several lawsuits that have Following his departure last year, charges have been pending against him Paramilitary forces arrested the 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician outside the courthouse; leaders of his party, Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), claim that police His biometric data was being collected in a room with a broken glass pane, so they pulled him outdoors. A day before to the arrest, the nation's powerful army accused Mr. Khan of levelling baseless claims against a significant ISI spy agency member.
Imran Khan was detained in relation to the Al-Qadir Trust issue, which concerns claims that the trust is owned by PTI Chairman Mr. Khan and his wife, received millions of dollars' worth of land from Bahria Town, according to an Urdu tweet from Islamabad Police. However, many have questioned whether the arrest was based solely on the merits of the case due to the spectacular way in which it was made.
While the PTI invited supporters to demonstrate in the streets, Islamabad police issued a warning that "Section 144 is in force and action will be taken in case of violation." In spite of many reminders, Imran Khan did not appear in court, according to a tweet from Pakistan's interior minister Rana Sanaullah. "The Public Accountability Bureau made the arrest for misappropriating public funds. No one physically hurt him,"
In a video released by his party hours before departing for court, Imran Khan strengthened his accusations against top ISI commander Major-General Faisal Naseer, whom he claims was responsible for the murder attempt against him in Wazirabad.
Two days prior, Imran Khan had also said that Major Naseer was responsible for the savage killing of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif.
"Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Major-General Faisal Naseer twice tried to kill me. He was also complicit in Arshad Sharif's murder, a TV anchor. Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf, said this while seated in the driver's seat of a car that could resist a bomb at a rally in Lahore on May 7. He also claimed to have stripped Senator Azam Swati of my party of his clothes and brutally abused him.
A critic of the Army named Arshad Sharif was murdered in Kenya in October as he tried to flee the country after receiving death threats from the security forces of the government.
A police raid at the former Pakistani prime minister's residence in Lahore's Zaman Park was one of several recent opportunities for him to evade arrest.
According to the Dawn newspaper, the Islamabad Police Chief, the Secretary of the Interior Ministry, and the Additional Attorney General were each given a 15-minute window in which to appear before the Islamabad High Court.
Dawn said that the IHC CJ expressed "restraint" and threatened to "summon" the prime minister if the Islamabad police chief failed to attend in court.
According to a Pakistani media, Justice Farooq reportedly asked, "Come to court and tell us why Imran has been arrested and in which case."
Fawad Chaudhry, a close friend of Imran Khan and the head of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had earlier said that Rangers were occupying the Islamabad High Court and torturing attorneys there. "Imran Khan's vehicle is encircled,"
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