Pakistan Turns Into Battlefield As Imran Khan's Supporters Clash With Police After His Arrest. In Pics

Thousands of supporters of Imran Khan held nationwide protests and blocked streets in his home town of Lahore after the dramatic arrest of the former Pakistan PM on Tuesday.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary Rangers on Tuesday

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary Rangers from outside the Islamabad High Court, where he was present for a hearing in a corruption case, on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)

Visuals from the scene showed the former cricketer surrounded by a crowd of security personnel dressed in black riot gear and dragged by the collar into a police vehicle. (Source: @PTIofficial)

As the situation became tense, a scuffle broke out between the police and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers. Several PTI workers held protests across Pakistan. In this image, a man kicks a teargas shell fire by police to disperse PTI party activists. (Source: Getty)

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists and supporters of Imran Khan shout slogans and block a road during a protest against the arrest of their leader in Karachi (Source: Getty)

PTI workers protested in cities across the country, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, and Mardan, reported Geo News. (Source: Getty)

A police vehicle is seen burning along a road during the protest. In Karachi, demonstrators clashed with the police threw stones at police vehicles. (Source: Getty)

Policemen fire teargas shells towards Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party activists and supporters of Imran Khan. The PTI supporters were seen chanting 'Release Imran Khan' and 'Shut down Pakistan' in the streets. (Source: Getty)

The PTI urged Pakistanis to come out and protest against Imran's arrest. 'Pakistan, its your time now. It's now or never an opportunity. People must come out to defend their country now,' the party tweeted. (Source: Getty)