Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested in Islamabad

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi was on Thursday arrested by the Islamabad police and transferred to an unknown location.

“Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has been arrested by the Islamabad Police and transferred to an unknown location,” the social gathering tweeted on Thursday. 

The PTI chief was taken into custody from the Gilgit-Baltistan House in Islamabad after a failed strive by the police on Wednesday afternoon, consistent with Pakistan based The Express Tribune newspaper.

Qureshi is required by the police in situations of riots and arsons in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Before his arrest, Qureshi referred to as upon PTI staff to keep up up their wrestle for true freedom throughout the nation. 

In a message, he acknowledged that he had no regrets as he had executed nothing fallacious. The PTI chief expressed grief and shock over the 50 casualties throughout the present violent protest that erupted after the arrest of social gathering chairman Imran Khan.

He well-known {{that a}} worthwhile set off requires sacrifices and the PTI and its staff will proceed their work for such a worthy set off. He requested PTI staff to keep up up their wrestle for precise freedom and to remain on their marks on this good set off until Imran Khan is freed.

Qureshi emphasised that the allegation of the Corps Commander Lahore incident is a fallacious value in opposition to him and Imran Khan, calling upon social gathering activists to remain calm and stick with their set off.

The PTI chief moreover recorded a press launch when a police contingent arrived at his place, saying that PTI is a movement for precise freedom and all people has contributed to it.

“All organisations, ticket holders, and office-holders are requested not to lose heart and stay put in the field. We have not taken the law into our hands before and we will not do so in the future as well,” he recommended social gathering cadres.

According to The Express Tribune, Qureshi highlighted his message by reminding PTI staff that he defended Pakistan’s pursuits as a abroad minister at every dialogue board. He added that he had been in wise politics for 40 years and was constructive the PTI’s wrestle would attain its trip spot.

Meanwhile, PTI Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry was arrested exterior the Supreme Court (SC) in Islamabad on Wednesday, Geo News reported.

The development comes amid the persevering with crackdown on the PTI leaders and staff. 

Fawad Chaudhry was present contained within the Pakistan Supreme Court since 11 am (native time) in a bid to evade arrest, as per the knowledge report. Chaudhry was arrested after he bought right here out of the apex court docket docket premises. The Islamabad police arrested Chaudhry under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Ordinance (MPO) and shifted him to the Secretariat Police Station.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf tweeted, “SVP @fawadchaudhry has been arrested outside Supreme Court despite having protective bail from IHC till 12th May. Law of the jungle is ruling in Pakistan.”

Speaking to reporters sooner than his arrest, PTI chief Fawad Chaudhry acknowledged the authorized professionals’ neighborhood had turn into weak as there was infighting amongst them. He acknowledged, “Never has a petitioner been arrested in such a manner,” Geo News reported. He extra acknowledged that Islamabad High Court had a day earlier, permitted his pre-arrest bail which he had confirmed to Islamabad police earlier throughout the day.

Chaudhry acknowledged Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest has resulted in a division throughout the nation, as per the Geo News report. He acknowledged that space must be given to political opponents to pave the best way by which for dialogue. 

Before Fawad Chaudhry’s arrest, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested PTI Secretary General Asad Umar from the premises of the Islamabad High Court.

On Tuesday, PTI chairman Khan was arrested in a graft case, and launched sooner than the accountability court docket docket on the Police Lines Headquarters. The accountability bureau will look at the earlier premier on the Police Lines. Protests have erupted in Pakistan after Imran Khan’s arrest. The protests have led to widespread destruction of properties.

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