LAHORE: A heavy contingent of Lahore police stormed the Zaman Park residence of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief soon after he left for Islamabad to appear in the court in the Toshakhana case.
Imran Khan condemned the police operation at his Zaman Park residence.
“Meanwhile, Punjab police have led an assault on my house in Zaman Park, where Bushra Begum is alone. Under what law are they doing this? This is part of the London Plan where commitments were made to bring absconder Nawaz Sharif to power as quid pro quo for agreeing to one appointment,” Imran Khan said in a tweet.
Meanwhile Punjab police have led an assault on my house in Zaman Park where Bushra Begum is alone. Under what law are they doing this? This is part of London Plan where commitments were made to bring absconder Nawaz Sharif to power as quid pro quo for agreeing to one appointment.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 18, 2023
Lahore police claimed to have recovered weapons from Imran Khan’s residence during the grand operation at Zaman Park.
Police officials claimed that they recovered 16 rifles from Imran Khan’s residence but added that the weapons appeared to be ‘official’.
According to media reports, more than 1,000 security personnel took part in the operation and removed camps established outside Imran Khan’s residence using cranes.
A video posted by PTI on social media showed police attacking workers inside and outside the Zaman Park residence of Imran khan. According to reports, the Punjab police personnel removed barricades from the entrance of Imran’s home and entered the premises. The police were reportedly met with resistance from PTI workers camped inside, who retaliated with sticks and batons.
Some activists were reportedly taken into custody. The police broke into the PTI chief’s house by smashing the door. The personnel also uprooted camps erected inside the premises.
On Friday, the Lahore High Court granted a request by Punjab police chief Dr Usman Anwar to search Imran’s Zaman Park residence as part of an investigation into attacks on police teams.
Imran Khan is expected to appear before Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zafar Iqbal’s court in the Toshakhana case filed against him by the Election Commission of Pakistan that he concealed information about gifts from his assets declarations.
