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

Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad

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.

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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