Police and Rangers have withdrawn from the Zaman Park residence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, and the Lahore High Court (LHC) direct to stop operations till tomorrow at 10 am.
Police and other law enforcement agencies evacuated Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence on Wednesday, ending clashes that erupted when police tried to arrest the former prime minister for failure to appear in the Toshakhan case. Police and Rangers unit have seized Zaman Park for the last two days.
Read: Zaman Park remains under siege despite hours of the standoff
Police officials have said that “Police will not move on Khan’s apartment till the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8 cricket match concludes,”
Once the police withdrew, PTI leader Imran Khan emerged from his apartment wearing a mask and met with the employees. The footage was uploaded to the Twitter account of PTI.
After clashes with members of the Pakistan Judiciary Institution (PTI), law enforcement officers left a Lahore neighborhood as efforts to arrest the party’s leader were renewed today.
Read: Imran Khan’s arrest: Police seize Zaman Park gate during PTI brawl.
It was not immediately clear whether security officials had completed the court-ordered arrest of Imran. While they were being evacuated, the PTI chief was seen talking to supporters wearing gas masks outside his house.