Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 2: Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the former interior minister of Pakistan and leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), was taken into custody early on Thursday, according to Geo TV. Sheikh Rashid was found to be in possession of a bottle of alcohol as well as a weapon, according to the police, who also claimed that the minister was drunk, according to the report.
The former minister was detained following a police summons after a complaint was made against him at the Aabpara police station, alleging that Asif Ali Zardari was planning an assassination plot against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan.
“Around 12.30, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was arrested from his residence in Punjab province. Around 300-400 people of Islamabad Police entered the minister’s house, broke its windows, beat him and took him into their custody. I request PTI workers to reach court by 7.30 am today,” a spokesperson, on behalf of Ahmed, said in a video message.
According to the reports, the AML chief would be handed over to Islamabad Police.
Former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan took to Twitter to condemn the arrest. “Strongly condemn arrest of Sh Rasheed.Never in our history have we had such a biased, vindictive Caretaker govt appt by totally discredited ECP. Question is can Pak afford a street movement which we are being pushed towards at a time when we have been bankrupted by Imported Govt?”, he wrote on Twitter.
Strongly condemn arrest of Sh Rasheed.Never in our history have we had such a biased, vindictive Caretaker govt appt by totally discredited ECP. Question is can Pak afford a street movement which we are being pushed towards at a time when we have been bankrupted by Imported Govt?
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 1, 2023
