Imran Khan is currently in prison following his conviction in the Toshakhana corruption case. (Archive)
Lahore:
In another blow to Imran Khan, a Pakistani court has granted police permission to arrest and investigate the jailed prime minister in connection with the May 9 incident of vandalism at the Lahore Corps Commander’s House, better known as Jinnah House, as it became known on Thursday.
Pakistan’s President Tehreek-e-Insaf, 70, is currently being held in the Attock district jail in Pakistan’s Punjab province, following his conviction in the Toshakhana corruption case earlier this month.
The Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) issued the arrest and investigation order for Imran Khan in connection with the May 9 vandalism incident at Jinnah House in response to a petition filed by the Lahore Police Chief of Investigation reported the Express Tribune newspaper. Thursday.
Police have expressed the need to investigate and arrest the former prime minister for his alleged involvement in the Jinnah House arson case.
An investigation team would be sent to Attock prison to investigate the PTI president. The team will submit its report to the court, according to the report citing law enforcement sources.
According to the Press Trust of India, the sources said Khan’s arrest in the arson case would remain on hold for now.
Pakistan witnessed massive anti-government protests across the country following the arrest of Imran Khan by paramilitary Rangers in a corruption case on May 9. Imran Khan was later released on bail.
Dozens of military installations and government buildings, including the Corps Commander’s House in Lahore and the military headquarters in Rawalpindi, were damaged or burned down during the riots.
More than 100 vehicles belonging to the police and other security organizations were set on fire. Following violent protests, law enforcement agencies arrested more than 10,000 PTI workers across Pakistan, 4,000 of them from Punjab province alone.
The PTI denies that its members were not involved in the attacks, but the government and military deny the claims, saying they have “irrefutable evidence” of their involvement.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated channel.)
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