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May 18, 2023 10:24 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Updates | About Al-Qadir Trust case on PTI chief

Imran Khan Arrest Reason | The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government alleges that PTI chief Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, received land worth millions of dollars as a bribe from a real estate tycoon through the Al-Qadir Trust.

The trust, set up by the couple in 2018, runs a university outside Islamabad devoted to spirituality and Islamic teachings.

Executing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)'s arrest warrant, Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary force under the direct control of the army, arrested Khan from the Premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 9.

May 18, 2023 10:02 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Updates | Punjab police were planning to bring people to accuse him of harbouring terrorists, says Imran Khan in his latest tweet.

"The reason they didn't was because what they were planning was to bring 30-40 people with them and then accuse me for harboring terrorists just like last time when they broke into my house through an armoured car and then planted Kalashnikov and petrol bombs," he tweeted.

May 18, 2023 9:41 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Updates | Punjab police were planning to bring 30-40 people to accuse him of harbouring terrorists, says Imran Khan.

May 18, 2023 9:41 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Updates | Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan demands an immediate investigation into the police firing that killed 25 Pakistani civilians on May 9.

"An immediate investigation into the police firing on peaceful protesters, which left at least 25 civilians dead and hundreds injured," he said.

PTI supporters were out on streets across Pakistan to protest 'illegal' arrest by Pakistan Rangers from the premise of Islamabad High Court (IHC).

May 18, 2023 9:23 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Updates | Amid news of Imran Khan's possible arrest, the former Pakistan Prime Minister said the nation is heading towards imminent disaster and may face an East Pakistan-like situation.

This statement is being taken as a direct attack on the Pakistan army, which was at the helm of affairs in the early 1970s. The army had back then launched Operation Searchlight, one of the most brutal military crackdowns in South Asian history, which led to killings of hundreds and thousands of East Pakistanis (Now Bangladeshi).

East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, later became an independent nation after 13 days long Indo-Pak war in 1971.

May 18, 2023 9:01 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Updates | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Senator Ali Zafar, a key member of the party's legal team, said that those involved in attacks on military installations could be tried under army laws.

Deadly protests erupted across Pakistan during which several military assets, including a Corps commander's house and office were ransacked by enraged PTI supporters after the sudden arrest of a former Pakistan PM from the premises of Islamabad High Court (IHC).

May 18, 2023 8:55 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Updates | PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry condemns May 9 violence

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President and former Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry strongly condemned the May 9 violent protests and vandalisation of army properties that were triggered by the arrest of party chief Imran Khan.

“Pakistan exists because Pakistan Army exists and we must devise our policies keeping this point of view at the front,” the politician said.

“I belong to Jhelum and the district is the abode of martyrs and ghazis. It is more sacrosanct to us than our families and blood relations,” he added.

May 18, 2023 8:18 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Live Updates | The Punjab police have claimed to have arrested eight persons who were making an attempt to flee PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence.

“We have information that 30 to 40 people who were involved in these incidents are holed up inside. That is why we had placed checkpoints. Right now we took eight persons in custody,” police said.

As per police, the arrested people were allegedly involved in the vandalism on May 9.

May 18, 2023 7:51 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Live Updates | Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemns PTI leaders arrests'

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the re-arrest of PTI leaders earlier released by courts.

“This tactic has been used by previous governments, including the PTI, to bully opposition leaders into submission,” it tweeted. “In either case, it reflects political vindictiveness weakly justified as allowing the law to take its course.”

"In either case, it reflects political vindictiveness weakly justified as allowing the law to take its course," it added.

May 18, 2023 7:25 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time Live Updates | Punjab's Information Minister says no plans to rearrest Khan.

Punjab's Information Minister Amir Mir, earlier on Thursday, said there were no plans to rearrest PTI Chief Imran Khan.

"All we want him to hand over the terrorists hiding at his home," he told a news conference.

May 18, 2023 7:03 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time LIVE Updates | Imran Khan says law of jungle is prevailing in Pakistan

In his first interview since a police deadline expired, former Pakistan PM and PTI chief Imran Khan, in an interview with Deutchse Welle, said the law of jungle is prevailing in Pakistan.

"7,500 of my workers have been arrested. All my senior leadership has been arrested. So what will happen? I don't know. But I expect to be rearrested," Khan said as he fears re-arrest.

May 18, 2023 6:47 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time LIVE Updates | Imran Khan says PTI witnessing “reign of terror"

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan in an interview with Deutchse Welle said his party is facing a “reign of terror."

“My entire senior leadership is in jail. They get bail from court [and] as they come out of the court, they again get re-arrested … right now, it is a reign of terror that we are facing.”

May 18, 2023 6:35 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time LIVE Updates | Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi granted bail

Declareing the arrest null and void, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declares Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman and Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's arrest illegal. The court has issued orders for his release.

The court has asked him to sign an undertaking.

May 18, 2023 6:08 PM

Imran Khan Arrest Time LIVE Updates | PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry condemns May 9 violence

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President and former Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry strongly condemned the May 9 violent protests and vandalisation of army properties that were triggered by the arrest of party chief Imran Khan.

“Pakistan exists because Pakistan Army exists and we must devise our policies keeping this point of view at the front,” the politician said.

“I belong to Jhelum and the district is the abode of martyrs and ghazis. It is more sacrosanct to us than our families and blood relations,” he added.

May 18, 2023 5:54 PM

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