Pakistan: Police storms Imran Khan’s home in Lahore, arrests 30
The Hindu
Police in Pakistan have stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore and arrested 30 people amid tear gas shelling after someone opened fire from the roof of the building
Police in Pakistan stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's residence in the eastern city of Lahore on March 18 and arrested 30 people amid tear gas shelling after someone opened fire from the roof of the building, officials said.
Senior police officer Suhail Sukhera, who is leading the operation in a Lahore upscale neighbourhood, said police moved to remove encroachments and blockade erected by Mr. Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party and his defiant supporters.
He said, “baton-wielding Mr. Khan’s supporters attempted to resist police by throwing stones and petrol bombs, but the officers moved on until a man on the roof of Khan’s residence opened fire. No one was hurt”.
Mr. Sukhera said that police broke open the main door of Mr. Khan’s residence and found masks, petrol-filled bottles, iron rods and batons used in attacks on police during the week. Mr. Sukhera said that inside the sprawling residence, illegal structures were erected to shelter those who have been involved in attacks on police that have injured dozens of officers.
Witnesses said police attempted to disperse Mr. Khan’s supporters by firing tear gas and chased them to several homes in the upscale neighbourhood of Zaman Park. Mr. Khan was expected to appear in an Islamabad court on March 18 after a top court on March 17 suspended his arrest warrant, giving him a reprieve to travel to Islamabad and face charges in a graft case without being detained.
Mr. Khan has been holed up at his home in Lahore since March 14, after failing to appear at an earlier hearing in the case. His supporters hurled stones and clashed with baton-wielding police for two days to protect the former premier from arrest.
Mr. Khan, during his road trip to Islamabad, said in a video message that the government had planned his arrest despite his travel to a hearing. He said police had broken into his residence in Lahore while his wife was alone at the home. He condemned the action and demanded those responsible are punished under law.
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