Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested outside Islamabad court

 

The former prime minister was detained while appearing in court in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital.

Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was detained while appearing in court in Islamabad, the capital city.

In a tweet on Tuesday, Fawad Chaudhry of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party confirmed the arrest.

In a tweet, Chaudhry stated that lawyers were "being subjected to torture" and that the Pakistani Rangers paramilitary had "occupied" the Islamabad High Court complex.

Khan was led to a Rangers vehicle, according to local media footage.

Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was detained while appearing in court in Islamabad, the capital cit

In a tweet on Tuesday, Fawad Chaudhry of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party confirmed the arrest