Sharif has also turned down calls for a snap vote until later this year when parliament completes its mandated five-year term. Washington and Islamabad have rejected the charges. Since then, in major protest rallies across Pakistan, the ousted prime minister has been demanding a snap election, alleging his removal was illegal because the Pakistani military and Sharif, in collaboration with the United States, orchestrated it. Khan, the cricket hero-turned prime minister, was removed from office in a parliamentary no-trust vote last April, toppling his nearly four-year-old government and paving the way for the then-opposition leader, Shehbaz Sharif, to become the prime minister of a new coalition government. Khan's party workers also clashed with security forces for two straight days starting last Tuesday after police officers attempted to arrest the 70-year-old opposition leader at his Lahore residence for failing to appear before an Islamabad court hearing graft charges against him.Īnother round of violent clashes took place on Saturday outside a court compound in Islamabad when Khan was due to face charges of unlawfully selling state gifts he received while in office. The detainees faced terrorism and other offenses. The rest of the arrests took place in Lahore. A police crackdown in Pakistan has led to the arrest of around 300 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan for their alleged involvement in recent clashes with security forces and arson.Īuthorities and Khan's opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said Monday that the arrests occurred in the capital, Islamabad, and the eastern city of Lahore.Ī police statement confirmed overnight raids had rounded up some 200 PTI supporters in the capital for their role in arson and attacks that injured dozens of security forces.
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