LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly member Hammad Azhar has been arrested in Multan, police sources said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police sources said Azhar was arrested in Multan before being handed over to Lahore police for further proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Azhar is involved in multiple cases registered in connection with the May 9, 2023 riots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sources further said that Azhar had been a proclaimed offender since May 9, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Azhar, who served as the federal finance minister during the PTI’s tenure at the Centre, resigned from the post of the party’s Punjab chapter president in August 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the time, he cited the “lack of access” to jailed PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan and restrictions on his movements as the reasons behind his decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PTI leader had gone into hiding after being booked in several cases pertaining to the May 9 riots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of supporters of Khan stormed public property and military installations, including the Corps Commander House in Lahore, on May 9, 2023, in protest against the former premier’s arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The riots erupted after the PTI founder was taken into custody from the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a graft case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the unrest, the supporters of Khan \u2014 the only prime minister in Pakistan’s history to be ousted via a no-confidence vote \u2014 targeted civil and military installations, including the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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