Islamabad: The police officials arrive at former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence at Zaman Park, Lahore to arrest him in the Toshakhana case.
Amid the chaos, PTI has threatened a nationwide mass protest as police attempt to arrest Imran Khan.
The 70-year-old former prime minister has thrice skipped indictment hearings in an Islamabad sessions court in the case.
The Dawn reported that Islamabad Police were met by a large number of PTI workers when they arrived at Imran’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore to arrest him.
Non-bailable arrest warrants were issued by a sessions court judge for Imran’s persistent no-shows in the Toshakhana case hearing and the police further informed that those who obstruct arrest will be prosecuted.
Imran is accused of allegedly concealing details of the gifts in his assets declarations he retained from the Toshakhana, a repository where presents handed to government officials from foreign officials are kept, the Dawn reported.
Officials are legally allowed to retain gifts if they pay a pre-assessed amount, typically a fraction of the value of the gift.
Earlier today, in a series of tweets, the Islamabad Police said that an operation to arrest Imran was being conducted with the cooperation of the Lahore police.
It stated that the PTI chief was “avoiding” the arrest, adding that the superintendent of police had “gone into Imran’s room but he was not present there”.
“Legal action will be taken against those obstructing the execution of court orders,” the police added.
The Dawn reported that footage on television shows police officials being held back by PTI workers outside his residence.
A short while later television footage showed Punjab police reinforcements arriving outside Imran’s house.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal on Feb 28, issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the PTI chief when he failed to appear in person for the indictment.
(With Agency Inputs)
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