ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan will be arrested once his pre-arrest bail ends.
In a statement on Twitter, the interior minister welcomed Imran Khan ahead of his expected return to Islamabad from Peshawar.
He said that the police personnel who are part of the security detail outside Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence will arrest the former prime minister “with great enthusiasm” once his pre-arrest bail ends.
The PTI chief, who began his party’s ‘Azadi March’ from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, returned to the province since it abruptly ended. The party claimed that the security being provided to the former prime minister had been pulled.
“As per the law, he is being provided security,” Sanaullah said. “Imran Niazi has been named in more than two dozen cases registered across the country under charges of rioting, sedition, spreading chaos and armed attacks on the federation,” he tweeted.
“How one can become a head of political party in a democratic society who instigates people and have complete disregard of moral and democratic values, terming his opponents ‘traitors’?” he questioned.
Imran Khan was booked in over a dozen cases over allegations of arson and vandalism a day after he ended his ‘Azadi March’ on May 25.
Last week, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) granted the former premier pre-arrest bail till June 25. The PTI chairman was also instructed to appear before the Islamabad sessions court.
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Islamabad police have issued a high alert and tightened security in adjoining areas of Bani Gala, the residence of PTI chairman Imran Khan.
Islamabad police spokesperson said that special security arrangements have been made in Bani Gala. Police have imposed Section 144 in the federal capital and all public gatherings have been banned.
The spokesperson said police officers are vigilant to respond to any kind of illegal activity and will continue checking vehicles entering Bani Gala.
Police have asked citizens to report any kind of suspicious activity around them. The spokesperson said that former premier Imran Khan will be given complete security as per the law.
“In view of the expected arrival of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Bani Gala, which is a residential area located in Islamabad, security in the area has been beefed up and a high alert has been sounded,” Islamabad Police tweeted.
“Security Division has deployed dedicated security in Bani Gala. A list of people in Bani Gala has not been provided yet to Police. Section 144 is imposed in Islamabad and any congregation is not allowed as per orders of District Magistrate,” it said.
