Former Pak PM Imran Khan Arrested Over Charges Of Corruption

Islamabad: Former Pakistan PM and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan was arrested by the Pakistan paramilitary forces on Tuesday.

Khan was arrested from the Islamabad High Court complex in connection with a corruption case.

The official Twitter account for the Islamabad police stated, “Imran Khan has been arrested in the Qadir Trust case,” alluding to a graft case.

عمران خان کو قادر ٹرسٹ کیس میں گرفتار کیاگیا ہے۔ آئی جی اسلام آباد ۔

حالات معمول کے مطابق ہیں ۔ آئی جی اسلام آباد

دفعہ 144 نافذ العمل ہے خلاف ورزی کی صورت میں کارروائی عمل میں لائی جائے گی ۔

— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) May 9, 2023

The arrest of Imran Khan comes a day after the powerful army accused him of making unfounded accusations against a senior ISI officer.

The PTI leader, Musarrat Cheema, stated in a video message posted to Twitter: “They are torturing Imran Khan right now…Khan Sahib is being beaten by them. They’ve done something to Khan Sahib.”

Imran Khan’s aide Fawad Chaudhry said that “Imran Khan’s car has been surrounded.” Imran Khan was allegedly taken from the court and put into a police car, according to the PTI leader. Chaudhry described it as an “abduction” and stated the former PM is presently in the security forces’ custody.