Pakistan: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad; political temp shoots up

Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken into custody from a court premises in Islamabad in a corruption case, a local broadcaster reported.

The PTI chairman has been taken into custody by Rangers outside High Court where he had gone to seek bail in multiple FIRs registered against him.

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Khan was scheduled to appear before the Islamabad High Court in a mutiny case and another pertaining to charges of attempted murder.

With the arrest of Imran Khan, the political temperature of Pakistan is shooting up sharply.

Khan, 70, used a rally over the weekend to accuse the military of being behind at least two attempts to murder him, focusing on the alleged involvement of a senior official from the Inter-Service Intelligence.

The Islamabad police said that Section 144 has been imposed in the national capital. (with Agency inputs)

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