WORLD NEWS | PAKISTAN: Police raid home of ex-Union Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, but fail to arrest him

Islamabad [Pakistan]May 16 (ANI): A swarm of police and elite commandos raided the Lal Haveli-Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday, ARY News reported. residence and headquarters.

Sheikh Rasheed said of the raid that he and his nephew were targeted by the government and that they were not involved in any acts of vandalism or violence.

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In the absence of Sheikh Rasheed and Sheikh Rasheed Shafique, the police team has been asking the steward for their whereabouts. Police then searched Rashid’s ancestral home in the Sarafa bazaar, ARY News reported.

Sheikh Rashid is an ally of the Pakistan Justice Institut (PTI) and a close aide of Imran Khan. Rashid was arrested in early January on charges that former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari had plotted to assassinate former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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Meanwhile, Punjab police arrested Fayaz-ul-Hassan Chohan, leader of the Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI), outside a private hotel near Liaqat Bagh on Monday.

Chauhan was detained by police on charges of inciting violence and causing chaos during the recent protests, The Nation reported.

Chohan was arrested on his way to the press club from the main entrance of Liaquat Bagh. He said police raided his house and arrested his brother-in-law, who has a heart condition, despite being released on provisional bail, ARY News reported.

Police have launched a crackdown on Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI) leaders and workers following “violent protests” following the arrest of party chief Imran Khan in the Qadir trust case.

Violence erupted across Pakistan following the arrest of former prime minister and Pakistani Justice Movement leader Imran Khan at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday.

Protests took place in remote and major cities as political party workers were agitated by the chairman’s arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad calling in armed forces to ensure law and order. (Arnie)

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