ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has been arrested by Rangers outside Islamabad High Court (IHC), ARY News reported on Tuesday.
The PTI chief was taken into custody by Rangers from the premises of Islamabad High Court where the former premier had gone to seek bail in multiple cases registered against him.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry also confirmed the development.
In a tweet, Fawad alleged that Imran had been “abducted” from the court premises while a score of lawyers and general people had been “tortured”.
According to initial reports, the PTI chairman has been taken to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office in Rawalpindi.
Meanwhile, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq took notice of Imran Khan’s arrest from the premises of the high court and has summoned IG Islamabad, the secretary interior and the additional attorney general.
Justice Farooq has directed govt to inform court immediately who was behind the arrest and in what case has Imran been arrested in.
“Will summon prime minister if a report was not submitted in 15 minutes,” the judge remarked.
This is a developing story..
