Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan arrested in connection with army headquarters attack

Imran Khan, the incarcerated former prime minister of Pakistan, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the attack on the Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 9 of the previous year. The arrest transpired soon after a release warrant was issued in the cipher case. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi, which had summoned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in connection with the May 9 cases, conducted hearings via video link due to security concerns preventing his physical presence.

Judge Ijaz Asif of the ATC Rawalpindi presided over proceedings related to at least 12 cases linked to the May 9 riots involving Khan and others. During the hearing, the police chief of the Royal Artillery Bazar Police Station, situated near the General Headquarters (GHQ), informed the court about Khan’s arrest in the GHQ attack case, for which he was nominated. The police sought Khan’s physical remand, but the judge denied the request and instructed the police to meet him at the jail for further investigation.