"My arrest part of London plan": Imran Khan

Pakistans former Prime Minister and Pakistan TehreekeInsaf chairman Imran Khan accused the federal government of planning his arrest saying this is all part of a London plan to finish all cases against the countrys former premier Nawaz SharifIn a video message Imran said This is part of the London plan and an agreement has been signed there to put Imran in jail make the PTI fall and finish all cases against Nawaz SharifHe further stated that he doesnt understand the reason behind the attack on people as he had already assured that he will be present in court on March 18These comments came as the tension prevailed in Lahore in the early hours of Wednesday More contingents were called to PTI chairmans Zaman Park residence where a standoff between party supporters and law enforcers has been going on for more than 14 hours for the former prime ministers arrestImran said to prevent any chaos he had given an undertaking to the Lahore High Court Bar Association president who then attempted to forward it to the DIG who was coming to arrest the PTI chief but the latter did not meet the presidentAlso Read Judge threats case Nonbailable warrant against former Pakistan premier Imran Khan suspendedAccording to Code of Criminal Procedure Section 76 if this surety bond is given to the arresting officer then I cannot be arrested Imran saidThe PTI chief said the DIG had no reason to not accept the undertaking and pointed to ill intentionsThe protests broke out in Islamabad Peshawar and Karachi after Imran called on his supporters to come out following polices use of tear gas and a water cannon on supporters outside Zaman ParkThe Punjab police sought more water cannons on both sides of Canal Road and also fired tear gas shells at PTI workers Samaa English reportedIn Peshawar a large number of PTI supporters demonstrated outside the press club After holding the demonstration PTI workers blocked Sher shah Suri road and started marching towards the Governor HouseIslamabad police said PTI protesters had blocked Tarnol Road but timely action had been taken to reopen it for traffic A case has been registered in Tarnol Police Station against the PTI workers who blocked the road on the orders of Imran Khan a police officer saidChowrangi Karachi people staged a dharna by setting tires on fire against the atrocities being carried out by the police in Zaman ParkTwo nonbailable arrest warrants were issued for the PTI chairman on Monday after he failed to appear in courts in cases linked to the Toshakhana reference and threatened a woman additional district and sessions judgeThe 70yearold expremier has been recovering from a gunshot injury from an assassination attempt in Wazirabad last year and has skipped hearings in several cases the Dawn reportedThe PTI chief was supposed to appear before two district and session courts in Islamabad today but Imrans lawyers filed petitions seeking an exemption from the hearings citing security reasonsImran has thrice skipped indictment hearings in the case He is accused of concealing in his assets declarations details of the gifts he retained from the Toshakhana a repository where presents handed to government officials from foreign officials are keptOn March 7 the IHC suspended Imrans nonbailable arrest warrants till March 13 and instructed him to appear before the sessions courtAt the outset of the proceedings on Tuesday Imrans counsel Khawaja Haris informed the court that his client would not be able to appear He is not refusing to appear but due to security threats he cannot be present Imrans lawyer saidHe recalled that the IHC had asked the sessions court to initiate legal proceedings against the PTI chief as per the law if he failed to appear before the court on March 13 the Dawn reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever