Imran Khan Arrest Live: Gunshots Fired At Islamabad Police Personnel
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Islamabad police say gunshots are being fired at their personnel in the capital’s G-11 and G-13 sectors, Dawn reported. “The situation is being monitored,” the police statement says.
Apart from Al-Qadir Trust Case, Imran Khan was granted bail in all the other four cases.
Judges leave Courtroom amid hearing as pro-Imran Khan slogans raised, as reported by Geo TV.
Islamabad HC hears former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's bail plea in Al-Qadir Trust case.
Imran Khan on Friday reached Islamabad High Court.
New video that surfaced from Pakistan's Punjab shows that action has been taken on Imran Khan's supporters.
The Islamabad HC has put a stay on the Toshakhana case. The decision comes a day after Pakistan's SC ordered Imran Khan's immediate release.
Imran Khan's party PTI has claimed that party leader Dr. Yasmin Rashid has reportedly been arrested, as reported by Dawn. However, the PTI did not provide any specific information about the location of her arrest.
Ahead of Imran Khan's appearance in Islamabad High Court, his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has alleged that internet services have been shutdown to cover the protest across the country and prevent people from interacting with each other. "Internet services have been shut down to cover the protests across the country and prevent people from interacting with each other. Still, people are not giving up and are standing with Imran Khan for the fourth consecutive day Reach Islamabad Srinagar Highway G-13 today at 11 am and welcome your captain!," PTI tweeted.
"Thousands of peaceful Pakistanis from across the country will gather at Srinagar Highway G-13 Islamabad this morning to express solidarity with Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan," Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said in a tweet.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) urges people to come out in support of Imran Khan ahead of his appearance at Islamabad High Court today. "Pakistanis, get out! For yourself! For your generations! For your freedom! For your king! For your Pakistan!," PTI tweeted.
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is set to appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday for pre-arrest bail amid tight security as his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced a rally on the occasion and urged the followers to gather nearby the court for the leader's address, as reported by the news agency PTI. Khan was arrested Tuesday in the Al-Qadir Trust case by authorities following the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) order to probe him in the alleged corruption when he was present in the premises of the IHC.
The police crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders continues as Dr. Shireen Mazari, the party's Senior Vice President, was arrested by Islamabad Police from his residence in the federal capital during the wee hours on Friday, reported The News International.
She was arrested in a pre-dawn raid at her residence in the federal capital on Friday.
Her arrest comes after a series of arrests of multiple other PTI leaders, including Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Ali Mohammad Khan, and Senator Ejaz Chaudhry.
Another alleged audio clip purportedly featuring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and party leader Musarrat Jamshed Cheema emerged on Thursday, wherein both apparently discussed his Tuesday's arrest and related case hearing at the Islamabad High Court (IHC), reported Dawn.
The purported audio leak came immediately after the Supreme Court termed Khan's arrest "invalid and unlawful." Nearly 72 hours after his arrest, the SC ruled that the former prime minister's arrest was not legal and directed him to appear before the IHC tomorrow at 11 am. It also said that Imran would be kept at the Police Lines Guest House, where he was previously being kept, and directed the government to guarantee the PTI chief's security.
In the audio -- posted by journalist Murtaza Shah -- a voice, suggested to be of Imran, could be heard telling Cheema to approach the top court, apparently against his arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), reported Dawn.
In the alleged audio conversation that surfaced online earlier today, the PTI chief asked Cheema to direct Senator Azam Swati to challenge his arrest in the Supreme Court.
The supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were ecstatic over the release of their leader, Imran Khan and celebrated the top court's decision, reported Geo News. They poured into the streets soon after the Pakistan Supreme Court's verdict to release party chairman Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Friday at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Dawn reported. The meeting will review the prevailing law and order situation, including settling ablaze of military installations and government institutions.
The delay in presenting Imran Khan to the Supreme Court is because of security concerns. Clearance has not been provided by the Security Services, as bomb-disposal scans have not been completed entirely done on the premises. Complete fool-proof security will be ensured
All the offices in the Red Zone have been evacuated due to the appearance of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Supreme Court. Pakistan Army reaches Parliament House, D Chowk, Supreme Court and Radio Pakistan.
Information Minister Marriuyum Aurangzeb tells Supreme Court if "Imran Khan is not released then who will save the country?" Before Imran Khan was presented before the court, Marriuyum said if Imran is released, then there will be "license to kill him and it will be followed by "Jungle Raj in the country". Imran Khan was presented before supreme court by NAB.
Top Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders including Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar have been taken custody from Islamabad after countrywide protests against ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest, local media reported.
As the situation in Pakistan remains on the edge with nationwide protests sparked by the arrest of former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan, his party has now claimed that the Army has opened fire at protesters. The Army and Pakistan PM have warned protestors and asked them to stop the violent protests or action would be taken.
Army troops reached the Zero Point flyover in Islamabad after the interior ministry authorised the requisition of military personnel over the deteriorating law and order situation of the country, Dawn reported.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that the Islamabad police were out to arrest him and had gathered outside the Supreme Court building.
“The Islamabad High Court gave a decision yesterday barring the police from arresting me in any case till May 12. I am present in the Supreme Court where a petition has been filed against the arrest of Imran Khan and a heavy force of Islamabad Police is outside to arrest me,” he tweeted.
Anti-corruption court in Pakistan grants National Accountability Bureau eight-day remand of former prime minister Imran Khan
The office of the Associated Press of Pakistan in Peshawar, located inside the Radio Pakistan building, has been set on fire, Geo News reported.
The media outlet said that six people were present inside the office when the blaze erupted, adding that all of them were safely evacuated.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said that internet services across the country will remain suspended for an indefinite period, according to a news report by Geo.tv. The telecommunication authority confirmed that the decision to block mobile broadband services was taken on the directives of the Ministry of Interior, the report said.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has urged party supporters to remain peaceful, saying that efforts were underway to portray the PTI as a violent party.
“I want to tell our workers to keep the protests peaceful and defeat the conspiracy to bring the army and public face to face,” he tweeted.
“This country is ours and so is the army,” Fawad added.
The director general of Radio Pakistan, Tahir Hussain, has said that the state media’s building was attacked in Peshawar, Dawn reported. In a statement, he said that a number of miscreants attacked the building and broke down the main entrance of the office.
PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that attempts were made to arrest him by the police in Islamabad, Dawn reported. In a video message shared on Twitter, he said: “They were successful in arresting Asad Umar sahib but I escaped by going inside the court […] I am now at a safe location and am recording my message.”
Addressing PTI supporters and activists, he said peaceful demonstrations should be recorded across the country. Qureshi also urged the people in Islamabad to protest outside the Police Lines in G-11, where he claimed Imran Khan had been “illegally held”.
Army has been deployed in Pakistan's Punjab district after nationwide protests against the arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan.
Imran Khan has appeared in a special court in Islamabad where a Red alert has been sounded amid calls for protest by hi supporters a day after his arrest from outside the Islamabad High Court.
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will appear in a special court at the capital's police headquarters to answer graft charges, a day after his shock arrest prompted violent nationwide protests, AFP reported.
India expresses its concern over the security of the Indian diplomatic mission and diplomats in Islamabad as the unrest grows in Pakistan.
The Islamabad High Court decalres Khan's arrest to be legal, reports Dawn. The short order, which was reserved earlier today, is awaited as Chief Justice Aamer Farooq made the observation that Khan would have to be released if the arrest was illegal.
Supporters of PTI stage protest outside Pakistan High Commission against Imran Khan's arrest.
Enraged protestors have torched the house of Army's Corps Commander in Lahore after they stormed the premises earlier today.
Islamabad police says 53 demonstrators have been arrested so far.
Netblocks confirms Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube acces has been restricted across Pakistan after Pakistan Telecommunication Authority suspended mobile broadband across the country on the interior ministry’s instructions.
Netblocks confirms Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube acces has been restricted across Pakistan.
23 PTI workers arrested in Karachi, reports Dawn. Meanwhile PTI claimed its Sindh chief, Ali Haider Zaidi was also "abducted" in Karachi but officials did not confirm if Zaidi was among the 23 arrested.
Islamabad Police says 5 police personnel have been injured in the demonstrations so far and 34 protestors have been arrested.
The Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said that an "inquiry has to be conducted, action will also be taken against the prime minister and ministers," reports Geo News.
Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been imposed in Islamabad, reports Dawn. It empowers the district administration to issue orders in the public interest that may place a ban on an activity for a specific period of time.
The supporters of Imran Khan, protesting against his arrest, have allegedly stormed into the residence of an army officer in the Lahore Cantt area.
Defence minister Khawaja Asif alleges Imran Khan that he used NAB against other people while he was the Prime Minister of Pakistan, reports Geo News.
"People were arrested on his demands and they were tortured to satisfy this ladla's ego. Even daughters and sisters were detained by NAB. Only law will take its course now as it is not subject to anyone," says the defence minister.
Imran Khan supporters are out on the roads in various cities of Pakistan staging demonstrations against his arrest. Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad, and other places in the country are witnessing large-scale protests as the party appeals to the people to hit the streets.
Islamabad High Court issues summons to NAB Director General and prosecutor reports ARY News.
The Pakistan Police is firing water canons and tear gases at protestors demonstrating against Imran Khan's arrest, reports AFP.
Minister for Interior and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Rana Sanaullah, says, "Imran Khan did not ensure his appearance despite several notices. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested him for causing damage to the national treasury.
"No sort of torture was inflicted on him (Khan)," tweets interior minister.
Minister for Interior and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Rana Sanaullah, says, "Imran Khan did not ensure his appearance despite several notices. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested him for causing damage to the national treasury.
"No sort of torture was inflicted on him [Khan}," tweets interior minister.
Imran Khan's lawyer says there is a threat to Khan's life in NAB custody. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq says whatever happened today can't be forgiven.
Hours before his arrest, Imran Khan said he was ready to die than live under these "duffers" referring to the current dispensation in the country.
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq reprimands Islamabad IG over Imran Khan's arrest. Asks if the arrest by NAB is legal and warns to take action against everyone.
The Islamabad High Court starts hearing case over graft charges against Imran Khan.
It has been alleged that Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi obtained billions of rupees from a real estate firm for legalising Rs 50 billion.
A medical board with seven doctors has been constituted after reports of Imran Khan being injured.
The London unit of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf has called for an "urgent protest" at Pakistan High Commission against arrest of their chief.
Barrister Ali Gohar said Imran Khan was beaten and he suffered injuries in his head and legs. Meanwhile, there has been reports of ruckus in several cities following Khan's arrest. Imran has been taken to Rawalpindi NAB office. The Pakistan Army Headquarters is also in Rawalpindi itself.
Before his arrest, Imran Khan said there was no case against him. "There is no case on me. They want to put me in jail, I am ready for it," Khan had said. On his way to the IHC, Khan had released a video message in which he alleged that a serving senior military officer had hatched a plot to assassinate him. "Before I leave (for IHC), I want to say this. This man [military officer] tried to kill me twice and whenever an investigation is carried out, I will prove that it was this man and there is a whole gang with him," Imran said.
Reuters quoted a witness as saying that shortly after Imran entered the gate of the IHC, contingents of paramilitary forces and armoured personnel carriers entered after him. The gate was blocked by the armoured vehicles while Khan was whisked away shortly after under heavy security, the witness added.
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Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday from outside the Islamabad High Court, local media reported. PTI Vice President Fawad Chaudhry alleged in a tweet that Khan was abducted from the court premises, and scores of lawyers and people were tortured.
Background
Imran Khan Arrest News Live: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested from outside the Islamabad high court (IHC). According to report by Dawn, the PTI chairman was taken into custody by Rangers outside the court, where he had gone to seek bail in multiple FIRs registered against him. On Wednesday, he appeared before the special court in Islamabad amid calls for protest in the capital city by his supporters.
Khan was scheduled to appear before the Islamabad High Court in a mutiny case and another pertaining to charges of attempted murder.
PTI vice-president Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the IHC has been "occupied by the Rangers" and lawyers "are being subjected to torture". In another tweet, Fawad alleged that Imran had been "abducted" from the court premises while score of lawyers and general people had been "tortured".
"Imran Khan has been whisked away by unknown people to an unknown location," he said.
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Reuters quoted a witness as saying that shortly after Imran entered the gate of the IHC, contingents of paramilitary forces and armoured personnel carriers entered after him. The gate was blocked by the armoured vehicles while Khan was whisked away shortly after under heavy security, the witness added.
PTI leaders said the Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq has asked the Islamabad police chief, the interior ministry secretary, and the additional attorney general to appear before the court within 15 minutes, as reported by the Dawn and has asked them to tell the court why Khan was arrested. “Come to court and tell us why has Imran been arrested and in which case,” Justice Farooq said as reported by the publication.
The arrest warrant of Imran Khan was issued by NAB Rawalpindi on May 1st and has been executed by Rangers in Islamabad today.
The Islamabad police said that Section 144 has been imposed in the national capital. "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.
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