LAHORE, Islamabad — Pakistani police stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, March 18, 2023, and arrested 61 people amid tear gas and clashes between Khan’s supporters and police, officials said.
Senior police officer Suhail Sukhera, who led the operation in an upscale Lahore neighborhood, said police acted to remove a barricade erected by members of Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party and his defiant supporters. He said they blocked the lanes around Khan’s residence with concrete blocks, felled trees, tents and a parked truck.
Khan was not in the home, having traveled to Islamabad to appear before a judge to face charges he sold state gifts while in office and hid his assets. The judge postponed that hearing until March 30.
At least three police officers were injured. / AP
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Pakistani police storm home of ex-prime minister Imran Khan, arrest 61
A convey of former Prime Minister Imran Khan drive toward Islamabad at a road in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 18, 2023. A top Pakistani court on Friday suspended an arrest warrant for Khan, giving him a reprieve to travel to Islamabad and face charges in a graft case without being detained. (AP Photo)
March 19, 2023
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