7/5/2023 0 Comments Prim country![]() Not only has he named him, he's also given him the moniker Dirty Harry. Khan has made a point in recent days of naming a specific military intelligence officer as being behind an attempt to assassinate him in November last year. But I think what happened in previous days probably illuminates why we've reached this point today. And it's also not clear why they had to undertake such a dramatic arrest of him, considering he was in a court at the time and could have been handed a warrant. Now, critics say these courts are being used to hound people who are critical of the military. And he says Khan was arrested in conjunction with a case against him in Pakistan's anti-corruption courts. HADID: So the interior minister, Rana Sanaullah, issued a tweet and also held an impromptu press conference. ![]() Is it clear that he's been arrested by the authorities and not taken by somebody else? Is it clear which agency did this? What do you know, and why is this happening? INSKEEP: Now, you said khaki-clad paramilitary men, which sounds different than, say, an officer of the court or police officers. And they announced more spontaneous protests on Twitter. Where I live in Islamabad, some supporters even pelted commuter cars. Still, Khan's supporters have blocked traffic in different intersections across the country. That was apparently to prevent protesters from coordinating. Parents were trying to pick up their kids from school. The roads were clogged up with commuters trying to get home. ![]() And following his detention, there was panic across Islamabad. We could see footage that was shared by his supporters that showed paramilitary forces in khaki smashing a courthouse window to reach him. HADID: So today, security forces seized Imran Khan from a courthouse where he was in Islamabad. NPR's Diaa Hadid is in Islamabad, the capital. He's also been fighting charges in more than 100 cases alleging corruption. He lost his job but has since been favored to win it back in upcoming elections. In Pakistan, security forces have arrested the former Prime Minister Imran Khan. ![]()
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