Pakistan’s Anti-Corruption Agency on Tuesday arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad’s High Court. After the detention, the party called for nationwide protests.
The arrest footage shows dozens of paramilitaries in riot gear surrounding Khan and leading him by the arm to a black van.
Khan’s detention comes a day after the military issued a rare public rebuke against the former prime minister over repeated allegations of attempted murder of a senior military official and against the former head of the armed forces for being involved in an attempt to remove him, Reuters reported. . from power.
Tensions in major cities have risen following the arrest of hundreds of supporters blockading streets in Lahore, Khan’s hometown, where police have been put on high alert, and in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Protesters also blocked a main road in the port city of Karachi, according to Reuters witnesses.