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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#WATCH | "Pakistan Rangers abducted PTI Chairman Imran Khan," tweets Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2023
(Video source: PTI's Twitter handle) pic.twitter.com/ikAS2Pxlpw
Latest visuals from Islamabad High Court showed heavy deployment of security officials.
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#WATCH | Latest visuals from Islamabad High Court, Pakistan show heavy deployment of security officials
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2023
Former Pakistan PM & PTI chief Imran Khan has been arrested from outside the Islamabad High Court. https://t.co/tYhXnLjkt2 pic.twitter.com/g3MkXjQq7z
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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"There is no case on me. They want to put me in jail, I am ready for it," said former Pakistan PM and PTI chief Imran Khan before his arrest
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2023
(Video source: Imran Khan's Twitter Handle) pic.twitter.com/pH3QblSC0b
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.)
First published: 9 May 2023, 15:50 IST