Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken into custody by paramilitary forces, local GEO TV reported on Tuesday. Mr Khan was taken into custody from a court premises in Islamabad in a corruption case, the broadcaster reported.
"Islamabad High Court has been occupied by Rangers, lawyers are being subjected to torture, Imran Khan`s car has been surrounded," Imran Khan`s aide and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry tweeted in Urdu.
A video showing a swarm of paramilitary personnel surrounding Imran Khan and whisking him away to a vehicle has gone viral on social media. Imran Khan`s party also shared the video, alleging he was "badly pushed".
"They have badly pushed injured (sic) Imran Khan. Pakistan`s people, this is the time to save your country. You won`t get any other opportunity," it said.
"Imran Khan has been abducted by Rangers from inside the Islamabad High Court.
The party has given a call to immediately start protests across Pakistan," PTI leader Azhar Mashwani tweeted.
PTI also tweeted a video of an injured man with blood stains on his shirt, claiming Imran Khan`s lawyer was "badly injured" inside the court premises of IHC. "Black day for our democracy and country," it said.
