This comes after the PTI chief was convicted and arrested in the Toshakhana case after a district and sessions court in Islamabad found him guilty of selling state gifts in violation of laws.
Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Saturday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is facing consequences for his misdeeds and malice, ARY News reported.
At least 19 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) supporters protesting against the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan were arrested by the police in Karachi, ARY News reported.
Lashing out at Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram for drawing a parallel between the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha, BJP leader RP Singh on Saturday said corruption and defamation were separate issues.
In a handout issued after its emergency core committee meeting, PTI said it held discussions over the future plan of action and legal measures to secure former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's release.
Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram on Saturday made a bizarre comparison of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to the "India model of preventing the main opposition leader from contesting elections."
The Accountability Court No.1 Islamabad Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the case and extended the interim bail till August 10 as final arguments were not given in the case due to Khan’s arrest in the Toshakhana case today.
The decision comes after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested from his Zaman Park residence soon after a court found him guilty of "corrupt practices" in the Toshakhana case and sentenced him to three years in prison on Saturday.
The spokesperson of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Saturday said that the arrest of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan cannot be equated with other politicians, ARY News reported.
Following his arrest and being sentenced to three years in prison, a video message of the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has surfaced on social media in which he said that his arrest was expected.