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Imran Khan, the former cricketer and prime minister, is facing a multitude of cases since his government lost a trust vote in the National Assembly last year.

Imran Khan Arrest LIVE Updates: Former Pakistan PM taken into custody from outside Islamabad High Court

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan was taken into custody by the Rangers on Tuesday from outside the Islamabad High Court. (Source: Twitter/ @PTIofficial)

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Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary Rangers Tuesday while he was present at the Islamabad High Court for the hearing of a corruption case.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief had travelled from Lahore to Islamabad to appear before the court in a case pertaining to graft. “Khan has been arrested in the Al-Qadeer trust case when he was present in the Islamabad High Court,” his party said in a brief statement.

فسطائیت اپنے عروج پر ہے،ملک کے سابق وزیراعظم عمران خان کی ٹانگ زخمی ہونے کے باوجود ان پر تشدد کیا گیا۔ #ReleaseImranKhan pic.twitter.com/LgDVzKfxj3

— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 9, 2023

Former information minister and PTI Vice President Fawad Chaudhry earlier said the court has been “occupied by the Rangers” and lawyers “are being subjected to torture”.

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