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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N led coalition government has received written request from the federal interior ministry for the arrest of former Prime Minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
A FIR was registered against former premier under the Anti-Terrorism Act for threatening an additional sessions judge and senior police officers of the Islamabad Police at a rally in the federal capital’s F-9 Park.
The FIR was registered on the complaint of Magistrate Ali Javed in the Margalla Police Station of Islamabad under Section 7 of ATA.
The interior ministry has sought written permission from PM Office for the arrest of the PTI chair, according to a local newspaper. The arrest will be made with the consensus of all parties in the ruling alliance.
It is not yet decided whether Imran Khan would be arrested or put under house arrest, according to the report.
Moreover, a large number of police personnel have been deployed outside Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence and the road leading to his residence has also been closed for unauthorized people, allowing only people close to him and the residents of the area to enter.
However, former president Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly opposed the arrest of Imran Khan, while JUI’s Maulana Fazlur Rehman hasn’t taken a position about the matter.
