LAHORE: A police team from Quetta has arrived in Lahore to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in compliance with a court order.
According to local media, a five-member team led by Superintendent of Police (Investigations), Nadeem arrived in Lahore to arrest the PTI chairman. The team includes Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abdul Sattar, a sub-inspector, and two other police officials. The local police will assist the Quetta police team.
A day earlier, a Quetta court had issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Imran Khan in a case registered against him under multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code and the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act, 2016.
The judicial magistrate issued the non-bailable arrest warrant and directed the Balochistan government authorities to present the ex-prime minister in the court.
A first information report was registered at the police station against Khan for the comments he made against the state institutions and their officers during a speech.
Complainant Abdul Khalil Kakar registered the complaint at the Bijli Road Police Station. The first information report included Sections 153A, 124A, and 505 of the PPC and Section 20 of PECA.
Abdul had alleged that the Khan’s statement was an attempt to tarnish public peace and order.
In the speech, Khan had come down hard on the “state institutions” after a team of Capital police had arrived at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore to arrest him in the Tosha Khana case.
The deposed ex-minister who was ousted from power in April last year vented his rage while addressing the PTI party workers and supporters at Zaman Park residence who participated in the “Jail Bharo Tehreek”
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In his fiery speech, Khan said that he had neither kneeled before any institution or person nor would let the nation do so.
