PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry detained in Lahore 

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice president and former information minister Fawad Hussain Chaudhry has been arrested by Islamabad Police in the early hours of Wednesday, GNN reported.

The PTI leader Farrukh Habib turned to Twitter and stated that, “Fawad Chaudhry has been arrested by the police from his house,” adding that the imported government is in the state of panic.

فواد چوہدری کو پولیس نے ان کے گھر سے ابھی گرفتار کرلیا ہے۔ امپورٹڈ حکومت بوکھلاہٹ کا شکار ہوگئی ہے

— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) January 25, 2023

In another tweet, Farrukh shared two videos and claimed that the moving vehicles in the video are police vans in which Fawad had been taken after arrest.

پولیس کی یہ گاڑیاں فواد چوہدری کو گرفتار کرکے لے جارہی ہے pic.twitter.com/CJXiAHO3fQ

— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) January 25, 2023

Habib also shared anbother video in which he was seen following a police van and he wrote: “After abducting Fawad Chaudhry, the police squad blocked the vehicle so that they could not be chased and Fawad was shifted to an unknown location”.

He added that the Supreme Judiciary of Pakistan should take notice and Fawad should be extradited immediately.

فواد چوہدری کو اغوا کرنے کے بعد پولیس سکواڈ نے گاڑی کو بلاک کردیا تاکہ ان کا تعاقب نہ کا جاسکے اور فواد کو نامعلوم مقام پر منتقل کردیا جائے۔
پاکستان کی اعلی عدلیہ کو نوٹس لینا چاہئے اور فواد چوہدری کو فوری برآمد کروایا جائے۔ pic.twitter.com/JNOCYMZ85m

— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) January 25, 2023

An image of First Information Report (FIR) was also shared by PTI leader.

الیکشن کمیشن کو آئینہ دکھایا تو برا مان گئے
ECP جانبداری کرے اور زرداری کو بچہ نگران وزیراعلی لگائے اور جب ہم تنقید کرے تو FIR اور گرفتاریاں شروع کردے اس کا حساب تو دینا پڑے گا؟؟ pic.twitter.com/zALyhew1K1

— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) January 25, 2023

A case was registered against Chaudhry at Kohsar police station in Islamabad in Islamabad on the complaint of Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Umar Hameed.

Meanwhile, Islamabad Police tweeted, “A case was registered against PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on the request of the constitutional body,” adding that on the request of Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), it was registered in Kohsar police station.

Fawad Chaudhry threatened the Chief Election Commissioner and members to prevent them from performing their duties, it stated.

It added that Fawad tried to create violence against the constitutional institutions and inflame the sentiments of the people.

The case is being processed according to law, Islamabad police informed.

آئینی ادارے کی درخواست پر پی ٹی آئی رہنما فواد چوہدری کے خلاف مقدمہ درج کیا گیا۔

سیکرٹری الیکشن کمیشن آف پاکستان کی درخواست پر تھانہ کوہسار میں درج کیا گیا۔

فواد چوہدری نے چیف الیکشن کمشنر اور ممبران کو ان کے فرائض منصبی سے روکنے کے لئے ڈرایا دھمکایا۔
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— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) January 25, 2023

The arrest came after PTI chief Imran Khan announced countrywide protest against the appointment of Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi, earlier on Januray 23.