While hearing the former prime minister’s plea against his arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case, the SC bench termed Imran Khan’s arrest by Rangers from inside the courtroom “illegal” and ordered his immediate release.
The CJP has remarked that NAB had violated court sanctity while arresting PTI chief Imran Khan. Later the SC ordered authorities concerned to present former prime minister Imran Khan before it within an hour.
Several former cricketers including Shoaib Akhtar, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Muhammad Hafeez, Ramiz Raja, and Saeed Anwar have spoken up against the arrest of Imran Khan.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said that he is not in favor of banning any political party and he will be the last person to agree to such a decision.
According to an ISPR news release, immediately after the PTI chief’s arrest, there were organized attacks on army installations and anti-army slogans were raised.
