Imran Khan

As per details, NAB Rawalpindi has summoned the former first lady to record her statement as a witness for being the trustee of the Al-Qadir University Trust, while the former Pak Prime Minister has been called by the combined investigation team (CIT) of the anti-graft watchdog, The News reported. The sources said that the CIT was.

The Defence Minister told The Express Tribune that the former premier could stand trial in a military court if evidence of his involvement in the May 9 violence surfaced in the coming days.

In the last 24 hours, fresh steps have been taken to break-up the Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, following key arrests. These include detention of former Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, a top ally of Khan who was produced in court on Friday. Elahi was rearrested in another corruption case shortly after being .

Addressing a press conference here, Buzdar said he has been facing cases for the past 14 months, Samaa TV reported. "I am taking a break from politics," he said. Buzdar also reiterated his support for Pakistan Army and urged all stakeholders to sit together and take the country out of the problems it is facing.

Adding to the towering list of leaders announcing their departure from PTI are former Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak and former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. "Nothing good happened on May 9... I have condemned the incident before, may Allah prevent such an incident from happening again.

"Without rule of law, we will neither have democracy (freedom) or prosperity nor a future," the deposed Prime Minister said in another condemnation of the ongoing crackdown on his party after the May 9 violence in which government and military installations were attacked by enraged PTI workers protesting against his arrest, The News reported.

Speaking to a private news channel, Sanaullah accused Imran of "personally planning attacks" on military establishments, claiming that there was ample evidence to substantiate these accusations, The Express Tribune reported.

"(Khan) also conveniently forgets his own role in deepening economic challenges. From scrapping the IMF (International Monetary Fund) deal, he has always wished Pakistan to default. This is in addition to the adverse impact his politics of non-stop agitation, long marches, and dharna has had on the economy in terms of causing.

Khan has been asked to appear before the JIT at 4 p.m. at the Qilla Gujjar police headquarters, Dawn reported. He has been called for questioning in a case registered with the Sarwar Road police station against the attack.

The former Prime Minister who had been ousted via a vote of no-confidence last year   has been facing a slew of cases, including the infamous 190 million pound settlement case related to the transfer of multi-million pounds from the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), in which his wife Bushra Bibi is also an accused, Geo News reported.