Imran Khan
PTI says Gilgit Baltistan CM Khalid Khursheed under house arrest in Islamabad
In a tweet, the party said that the government had "lost their senses" because it was "intoxicated with power". It regretted that "non-elected" chief ministers in the other provinces were issuing orders while one elected by the people had been placed under house arrest, Dawn reported.
PTI workers frenzy creates havoc in Pakistan
During the unrest since Khan's arrest on Tuesday, demonstrators hurled stones, and set vehicles ablaze, resulting in suspended traffic and causing shopkeepers to shutter their stores, Samaa TV reported. More than 150 officers and workers were injured during the violent incidents that took place throughout Punjab province.
Senior PTI leaders arrested for inciting violence
Qureshi was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday, The Express Tribune reported. As of now, party leaders Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, Falknaz Chitrali, Musrat Jamsheed Cheema and Malika Bukhari have been arrested. The ICT statement added that the arrests were made in compliance with legal requirements, warning that "more arrests are expected".
Imran Khan indicted on Toshakhana case
Separately, an accountability court reserved its verdict on the NAB's plea seeking 14-day remand of Khan, former Pakistan Prime Minister. Both the hearings were held at the Islamabad Police Lines, which was given the status of a court venue as a "one-time dispensation" late on Monday night, amid tight security, Dawn reported.
Pakistan Army to be deployed in Punjab, KP provinces amid agitation
The Ministry of Interior has approved the Punjab province government's request for assistance by sanctioning ten companies of troops, saying: "The army would be working alongside district administration to restore law, order and peace".
Pakistan SC rejects PTI's petition challenging high court verdict on Imran's arrest
Following Khan's arrest on Tuesday from inside the high court premises, PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi summoned an emergency meeting of a seven-member committee to review the situation and devise a comprehensive strategy to secure the safe and early release of the PTI chief, Geo News reported.
Social media, internet services suspended in Pakistan
Social media such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and others also witnessed disruptions in different parts of the country, The News reported. In the aftermath of Khan's arrest on Tuesday, the social media displayed clips of violence in different parts of the country after which the broadband services of mobile were blocked in the country.
After Imran, ex-provincial governor arrested
Taking to his official Twitter account, PTI leader Hammad Azhar confirmed that Cheema was arrested in the early morning hours of Wednesday, The Express Tribune reported.Former Governor Omar Sarfaraz Cheema being taken... by Who? Where? On what charges?" he questioned.
PTI supporters vandalise Pakistan Army properties after Imran's arrest
Videos emerged on social media soon after former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan was arrested from outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday, Samaa TV reported. The clips showed charged PTI activists raising slogans against the government as well as the Pakistan Army, the report said.
PTI supporters break into Lahore Cantt after Imran's arrest
Journalist Murtaza Ali Shah shared this information in a tweet, saying, "PTI supporters break into military officer's house in Lahore Cantt," Dawn reported. He also shared a video showing a group of men, some of them with their faces partly covered, entering a gated premises with sticks in their hands. They were later seen using the sticks to hit the walls, Dawn reported.
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