Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested

Former Pakistan prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was arrested from outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan's Islamabad on May 9, Geo News reported.

Khan was taken into custody by Pakistani Rangers from outside the courtroom where he had appeared in the Alqadir Trust case.

 "Pakistan Rangers abducted PTI Chairman Imran Khan," tweets Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

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Latest visuals from Islamabad High Court showed heavy deployment of security officials.

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Before his arrest, Khan recorded a video in which he can be seen saying,  "There is no case on me. They want to put me in jail, I am ready for it." 

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Musarrat Cheema, the PTI leader, in a video message on Twitter, said: "They are torturing Imran Khan right now [...] they are beating Khan sahib. They have done something with Khan sahib."

(Note: This is a developing story and more details are awaited.)