Imran Khan leads thousands at election rally in Lahore as Islamabad police arrive to arrest him

Imran Khan left his Zaman Park residence as Islamabad police arrived in Lahore on a special helicopter to arrest the PTI chief after two non-bailable arrest warrants

Pakistan's ousted premier Imran Khan on March 13, 2023 led a march of thousands of his supporters as Islamabad police arrived here to arrest him after two non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against him, a day after he called off his party's election rally following a ban on public gatherings in Punjab's provincial capital.

The 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician's supporters threw rose petals at a convoy carrying him to Data Darbar where he is expected to address his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters.

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Mr. Khan left his Zaman Park residence as Islamabad police arrived in Lahore on a special helicopter to arrest the PTI chief after two non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against him for failing to appear in courts in the Toshakhana case and for threatening a woman magistrate while addressing a public gathering here last year, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

Earlier, the Lahore district administration met with the party’s leadership to discuss the rally, its route and security arrangements.

The district administration, however, imposed a condition that no PTI leader would give a statement against the judiciary or any other institution, the paper said.

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