Imran Khan was taken into custody on Tuesday in a corruption case by Rangers workers from the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom (IHC).
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was detained as a part of the Nationwide Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) investigation into the Al-Qadir Belief case previous to his look earlier than the IHC bench to ask for bail in a number of FIRs that had been filed in opposition to him.
This isn’t the primary time that earlier presidents of state have been jailed in Pakistan; there have been different events. Consequently, the next is an inventory of prime ministers who have been detained in numerous circumstances all through the course of the nation’s historical past:
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.
The navy coup led by Normal Ayub Khan was rejected by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Pakistan’s fifth prime minister, in January 1962. In consequence, he was detained on false accusations of “anti-state actions.”
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan’s ninth prime minister, was detained in September 1977 on costs that he had conspired to kill a rival in 1974. Sadly, he acquired the dying penalty, which was thereafter executed on April 4, 1979, bringing a devastating finish to his outstanding profession.
Benazir Bhutto.
Benazir Bhutto, who was twice elected as prime minister from 1988 to 1990 after which from 1993 to 1996, was arrested and put underneath home arrest for a complete of 90 days in August 1985.
She was as soon as extra detained the next 12 months, in August 1986, for denouncing the federal government at a rally in Karachi commemorating Independence Day, demonstrating her steadfast opposition to persecution and injustice.
Benazir Bhutto acquired a five-year jail sentence in April 1999 for corruption, in addition to a lifetime ban on holding public workplace and a staggering high quality of greater than £5 million.
In an effort to cease Benazir Bhutto from main a prolonged protest in opposition to Normal Musharraf’s authorities, she was as soon as extra detained in November 2007 for every week.
Nawaz Sharif.
Nawaz Sharif, a well known political determine, was exiled for ten years beginning in September 2007 underneath Normal Pervez Musharraf’s rule. He was arrested upon his return to Pakistan and despatched to Saudi Arabia to finish the remaining years of his exile earlier than being despatched again.
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz acquired a 10-year jail sentence every in July 2018 for corruption-related offences. Their political careers suffered a extreme setback because of this judgement, which additionally had a profound impact on Pakistan’s political local weather.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
A former Pakistani prime minister named Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was arrested in July 2019 by the Nationwide Accountability Bureau (NAB) on suspicion of corruption in reference to the LNG case.
Imran Khan.
In Could 2023, Imran Khan, who had beforehand held the place of Pakistani Prime Minister, was taken into custody by Rangers forces following NAB’s directions. Within the Al-Qadir College Belief case, he was accused of corruption.
