World News | Political turmoil in Pakistan continues: Imran Khan’s aide Asad Omar arrested in court

Islamabad [Pakistan]May 10 (ANI): Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI) leader Asad Umar was arrested at a high school in Islamabad a day after the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested, Geo News reported. Arrested at the seat of the Court of Justice (IHC).

The PTI secretary-general was apparently arrested today by the anti-terrorist squad of the Islamabad police.

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Omar was detained while waiting outside the offices of the IHC Bar Association, where they were drafting a petition to submit to the IHC. He had requested a meeting with PTI chairman Imran Khan through a petition, Geo News reported.

PTI lawyers tried to stop the police from arresting the force, but despite their best efforts, Umar was taken away.

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Earlier today, Imran Khan’s political party called for nationwide protests against his arrest.

Khan was arrested by rangers outside the Islamabad High Court, according to an arrest warrant issued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust case.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has opened an investigation into Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and others for allegedly obtaining hundreds of documents in the name of the Al Qadir University Trust. Land for the canal, which reportedly cost the country £190m to the treasury.

PTI workers also staged protests in cities across Pakistan including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Geo News reported. and Mardan. In Karachi, demonstrators clashed with police near a nursery. They threw stones at police cars and demolished street lights.

Meanwhile, Fawad Chaudhry, senior vice-president of the Pakistan Tehreek Movement (PTI), said the party will challenge the Islamabad High Court’s decision to uphold the arrest of party chief Imran Khan in the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning.

Protesters gathered outside the residence of Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington to express concern over the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Tuesday (local time).

Protests have taken place in cities including Washington, New York and Chicago. Supporters of Imran Khan gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Tuesday night to protest his arrest.

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