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Imran Khan arrest highlights: High-security alert in Islamabad, Rawalpindi post ex-PM's conviction
Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, told reporters that former PM Imran Khan has been arrested.
Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a judge found him guilty of corruption in the Toshakhana case and sentenced him to three years in jail. Khan was reportedly arrested from his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Since his ouster from power in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April 2022, Khan has been slapped with more than 150 legal cases, including several on charges of corruption, terrorism and inciting people to violence over deadly protests in May that saw his followers attack government and military property across the country.
...Read MoreWhat is Toshakhana case, for which ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been convicted?
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday was sentenced to three-year imprisonment by an Islamabad court in the Toshakhana case pertaining to the improper acquisition of state gifts. Read more
PTI Punjab confirms the arrest of Imran Khan
PTI Chairman Imran Khan, shortly after an Islamabad trial court declared him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana case, was arrested by Punjab police on Saturday afternoon from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
PTI’s Punjab Chapter confirmed the reports with a tweet: “Imran Khan is being moved to Kot Lakhpat Jail.”
PTI denounces 'Kangaroo Court' decision against Imran Khan
The decision of the Kangaroo Court of Dilawar was not yet received by anyone in the court, but the Lahore Police was already there to kidnap the Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf.
PTI tweets Imran Khan's video: 'A living nation never accepts slavery'
“Whatever you do, your captain stands firm. I want to say the same to my people, you will not give up under any circumstances,” Imran Khan
WATCH: PTI tweets Imran Khan's recorded message on Toshakhana case
Pakistan's Imran Khan arrested after court sentences ex-PM to 3 years jail
Police arrested Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, his lawyer said, after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts.
Legal experts say guilty verdict reached by a district court could end Khan's chances of participating in national elections that have to be held before early November.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan arrested after being sentenced to three years' imprisonment in Toshakhana case
Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, was reportedly arrested after a trial court on Saturday sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts, also known as the Toshakhana corruption case. Read more
Blow to Imran Khan's chances to participate in national elections: Experts
Legal experts say a conviction in the case could end Khan's chances of participating in national elections that have to be held before early November, reported Reuters.
