The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday declared that former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s arrest from the court's premises was carried out legally. The order, which had been reserved earlier today by the high court, was read out by IHC chief Justice Aamer Farooq. The court also issued notices to the secretary interior and the inspector-general of Islamabad police for contempt of court. The court also issued instructions to the registrar to lodge an FIR, and to submit a report on the inquiry by May 16. The IHC chief justice had taken notice of the PTI chief's arrest from the court's premises earlier in the day and summoned IG Islamabad Police, the secretary interior and the additional attorney general. Also read Imran Khan’s dramatic arrest at IHC triggers countrywide protests Justice Farooq had directed the officials to inform the court immediately about who was behind the arrest and in what case the PTI chief had been arrested in. The judge maintained that action would be taken, "even if it has to be taken against ministers". The IHC ruling follows widespread demonstrations in multiple cities across Pakistan in protest of the arrest of the PTI chief, who was arrested by the Rangers paramilitary force at the Islamabad High Court earlier today, in a dramatic turn of events that threatened fresh turmoil in the country. The federal capital's top cop said the former premier was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case. "Situation is normal. Section 144 is in place and violations will result in police action," said IG Islamabad. Video broadcast on local TV channels showed Khan – who has a pronounced limp since being shot during an assassination attempt last year – being manhandled by dozens of paramilitary rangers into an armoured car inside the Islamabad High Court premises. "As we reached the court's biometric room to mark the attendance, dozens of rangers attacked us," said Ali Bukhari, a lawyer with Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. Also read 'Imran arrested on merit': Sana rubbishes claims of political victimisation "They beat him and dragged him out," he told news agency AFP. Khan's arrest comes a day after the military warned him against making "baseless allegations" after he again accused a senior officer of plotting to kill him. The rebuke late Monday underscored how far Khan's relations have deteriorated with the military, which backed his rise to power in 2018 but withdrew its support ahead of a parliamentary vote of no confidence that ousted him last year.
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