Islamabad : Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been arrested by paramilitary forces on Tuesday. Since then the whole of Pakistan has been on fire. On the arrest of Pathan, fierce demonstrations are being held in various provinces of Pakistan by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and his supporters including activists. During this, there is also news of the death of about six people. There is also news that former Prime Minister Imran Khan can be kept in the custody of the Anti-Corruption Agency (NAB) for at least four-five days. On the other hand, PTI has announced on Wednesday that it will file a challenge petition in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Islamabad High Court, in which the arrest of party chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been declared valid.
Dramatically arrested Imran Khan
According to media reports, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was dramatically arrested on Tuesday in a corruption case, may be kept in the custody of the country’s anti-corruption agency for four to five days and he will be given an accountability. He is likely to be produced before the court. This claim was made on Wednesday in a news released in the media.
Six people died during the demonstration
The report said that Imran was arrested by the country’s paramilitary forces on Tuesday when he was present in the Islamabad High Court for a hearing in a corruption case. After Imran’s arrest, his PTI supporters staged massive protests across the country. PTI has claimed that at least six people were killed and more than 12 injured in different parts of the country in violent clashes between security forces and PTI.
Imran will be presented in NAB court
The newspaper ‘Dawn’ quoted a source in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as saying that Imran would be presented before the accountability court on Wednesday. The source said that we will make every effort to keep him in custody for at least four-five days. Under the new amendments made in the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, the period of physical custody sanctioned by any court has been reduced from 90 days to 14 days. The source said that we will request the court to allow maximum custody of 14 days.
ISI accuses Imran
A day before the former cricketer’s arrest, the Pakistan Army alleged that Imran was making baseless allegations against a senior officer of the intelligence agency ISI. When asked about the PTI chief’s condition, the source said Imran has been kept in a comfortable environment at the NAB’s Rawalpindi and Islamabad regional headquarters and will not be treated harshly, but will be asked to explain his involvement and monetary benefits in the case. Only inquiries will be made regarding the allegations of receiving. The bureau has also given the details of the case against Imran in an official statement.
PHOTO: Pakistan burns after Imran Khan’s arrest, civil war-like situation, one killed in violent protest
PTI will challenge the arrest in the Supreme Court
On the other hand, there is also news that against the arrest of Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) has announced on Wednesday that it will challenge the decision of the Islamabad High Court in the Supreme Court, in which party chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest has been declared valid. This information has been given in a news published in the local media on Wednesday.
