Islamabad, May 09, 2023: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested from outside the Islamabad High Court by Rangers on Tuesday, Pakistan media reported. Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was taken into custody from a court premises in Islamabad in a corruption case, the reports indicated.
"Imran Khan’s car has been surrounded," Khan’s aide Fawad Chaudhry said without confirming his arrest. Information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb did not immediately respond to news agency Reuters request seeking confirmation of the report.
Another PTI leader Azhar Mashwani alleged that 70-year-old Khan had been “abducted” from inside the court by the Rangers. He said that the party had given an immediate call for staging protests in the country.
"They are torturing Imran Khan right now […] they are beating Khan sahib. They have done something with Khan sahib," Cheema said in a video message posted on the party’s Twitter handle.
Courtesy: Hindustan Times