Pakistan police arrest several lawmakers in jailed Imran Khan's party

10/9/2024 19:16

        Pakistani police arrested several lawmakers and leaders of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's party in midnight raids a day after it held a major rally in the
        capital to demand his release, the party and police said on Tuesday.
        
        The former cricket star, 71, has been in jail for over a year since his ouster in 2022 after a falling-out with powerful military generals, which has spawned the worst political turmoil in decades in economically unstable 241 million people nation.
        
        A police spokesman confirmed the detention of four individuals but gave no details of charges. Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said nearly a dozen of its parliamentarians had been picked up in Islamabad. Others had sought refuge in parliament to evade law enforcers, it said.
        
        Its lawmakers protested in a session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, calling for action against what they alleged was the illegal entry of law enforcement personnel into the premises of parliament.