PTI to peacefully record protest against Imran Khan’s arrest: Qureshi

KARACHI: Pakistan Senior Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi and the former federal minister said that police have prepared a plan to arrest him, ARY News reported. 

As per detail, the PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that during the arrest the former prime minister Imran Khan was manhandled despite an injury in his leg. 

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the PTI chairman Imran Khan said numerous times that let the people decide the future of this country through vote and holding elections. The country is in the midst of crisis and the government is unable to finalise a deal with the IMF, he added.

He said the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan is illegal and it’s a part of their London plan. The court should summon the Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah too, he added.

The PTI Senior Vice Chairman appealed to the people of Pakistan to come out and protest for ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ real freedom. This is not PTI chairman Imran Khan’s personal fight its a fight for the entire nation. 

Shah Mahmood Qureshi maintained that the PTI rallies starting from May 14 will continue as scheduled. 

Earlier in the day, the PTI chairman, who was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case, has been referred to a seven-member medical board at the Poly Clinic in Islamabad for a medical examination.

Read more: Imran Khan arrested in Al-Qadir Trust Case

The PTI chief was taken into custody by Rangers personnel, who were acting on the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) warrant, from the premises of Islamabad High Court where the former premier had gone to seek bail in multiple cases registered against him.

In a statement, Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan said that Imran Khan was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case, adding that the situation is under control.

Protests erupt in several cities

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced protests across the country following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan.

The appeal was made from the official Twitter handle of the PTI.

Hundreds of PTI workers took to the streets in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Multan and other cities to record their protest against the arrest of former premier.

Police have arrested several PTI workers in Islamabad who have blocked the Kashmir highway.

In Karachi, both lanes of the Sharea Faisal were blocked after PTI MNAs and MPAs blocked the roads.