ISLAMABAD – Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been detained by paramilitary forces during a court appearance in the federal capital over corruption allegations.
Clips shared by Imran Khan’s official page show PTI chief being escorted to a Rangers vehicle.
Khan’s close aide Fawad Chaudhry and other leaders first shared the development, saying Islamabad High Court complex has been “occupied” by the Pakistani Rangers paramilitary and that lawyers were being subjected to torture.
Soon after his arrest, ‘Imran Khan’, ‘Enough is Enough’ and ‘Behind You Skipper’ appeared in the trending section where thousands shared tweets in the wake of the sudden arrest.
Here are some of the reactions after the arrest of the populist leader.
https://twitter.com/illusionisthina/status/1655871986092978176
https://twitter.com/_Hareem_Shah/status/1655869812583612418
Khan very well knew he was going to be arrested today. These things are well coordinated before, just like what kind of bed he wants, AC's temperature, window directions, whose going to arrest him etc. He gave a controversial statement before just to malaigin Pak Army some more. https://t.co/0fv43K3lKX
— Raza Hassan (@RazaSHassan) May 9, 2023
https://twitter.com/SharyOfficial/status/1655879257422192646
One day after a very public & intense verbal spat with mil-establishment IK has been arrested by Rangers. pic.twitter.com/jwimxgK1r1
— Maria Memon (@Maria_Memon) May 9, 2023
https://twitter.com/AnxariMiyhi/status/1655878103900536833
شاباش پاکستانیو
عوام سڑکوں پر نکلنا شروع
عمران خان کی گرفتاری کے بعد سری نگر ہائی وے بلاک کر دی گئی
پورا اسلام آباد بند رہنا چاہئیے رہائی تک
اس نے آپ لوگوں کے لیے گولیاں کھائی
ہر عدالت میں گیا پھر بھی یہ سلوک
آج آپکو اس کے لیے نکلنا ہے۔ #عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن… pic.twitter.com/tZHqlCeVkI— RUBAB CRYPTO (@shuglisam) May 9, 2023
People on the streets now!!!#عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن pic.twitter.com/12VDpO0rCl
— PTI Islamabad (@PTIOfficialISB) May 9, 2023
See how these begharats are pushing Imran Khan who is injured. Black day and democracy is officially suspended. pic.twitter.com/jUxkCIPAgv
— Khan’s ally (@WithIK_V) May 9, 2023
Imran Khan in Islamabad High court diary branch before arrest #ImranKhan pic.twitter.com/p0aokSufZU
— Khurram Iqbal (@khurram143) May 9, 2023
State terrorism – breaking into IHC premises to abduct Imran Khan from court premises. Law of the jungle in operation. Rangers beat the lawyers, used violence on Imran Khan and abducted him. pic.twitter.com/3CJOVO2nFJ
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) May 9, 2023
