Khan's detention follows months of political crisis and came hours after the powerful military rebuked the former international cricketer for alleging that a senior officer had been involved in a plot to kill him.
Mobile data services in the country were shut while Twitter, YouTube and Facebook were disrupted. Television carried watered-down coverage of violence that erupted on Tuesday.
Following Imran Khan’s arrest, chaos erupted in Pakistan as the public heavily protested the arrest. Supporters of Imran Khan and PTI have taken to the streets in major streets across the world.
Veteran Indian actor Shabana Azmi supported the movie and said that “Those who speak of banning #The Kerala Story are as wrong as those who wanted to ban Aamir."
Khan alleged that when the JIT determined that three shooters were involved in the incident, the team itself was “sabotaged” and that four Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials changed their statements.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed deep sorrow on his passing away. He offered prays for the high ranks of the deceased Sheikh Al-Qari.
The army came down hard on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Monday for his “irresponsible and baseless allegations” against a senior military officer, who is currently serving in the armed forces.
Six members of the pressure group Republic, including leader Graham Smith, were detained in central London early on Saturday as they prepared to protest the coronation.
