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.
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.
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.
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.
After the Islamabad High Court set aside the trial court verdict in the Toshakhana case, a district and sessions court in the federal capital summoned the former prime minister Imran Khan in his personal capacity on Saturday, Geo News reported.
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's plea against trial proceedings in connection with the Toshakhana criminal complaint after he withdrew the petition, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
The questions included whether the complaint had been filed on behalf of ECP by a duly authorised person, whether the ECP’s decision of Oct 21, 2022, was a valid authorisation to any officer of ECP to file a complaint, and whether the question of authorisation was a question of fact and evid