PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh arrested

Karachi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Haleem Adil Sheikh was arrested outside the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday.

After the vandalism on May 9, Sheikh, the former opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly, disappeared. He was apprehended after arriving before the SHC to get bail in the vandalism case.

Moreover, in relation to the unrest on May 9, the police were attempting to apprehend Sheikh.

Sheikh is one of the few PTI leaders who has remained loyal to the party.

The May 9 riots were a series of violent incidents that took place on 9 May 2023, in Pakistan. Following the arrest of the party's chairman, Imran Khan, from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), demonstrations held by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters descended into violent riots.