From ouster to arrest: Key dates in Imran Khan saga in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday as he appeared for hearings at the Islamabad High Court.
He has been charged in a number of cases that his party claims are politically motivated.
Here is a timeline of events that led to Khan’s arrest.
March 8, 2022: 13-party opposition alliance moves no-confidence motion in parliament against then-Prime Minister Imran Khan
March 27, 2022: Khan claims the no-trust move is part of an alleged “foreign-funded conspiracy” to topple his government, shows letter as evidence
April 3, 2022: National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri dismisses the no-trust motion without a vote, terms it a foreign conspiracy
April 3, 2022: President Arif Alvi dissolves the National Assembly on Khan’s advice
April 7, 2022: Supreme Court overturns the deputy speaker’s ruling on no-trust motion and subsequent dissolution of the lower house, orders vote on April 9
April 9, 2022: Khan is removed from the prime minister’s office as the no-confidence motion against him succeeds
April 11, 2022: All lawmakers of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the National Assembly resign, Khan announces nationwide protests demanding immediate elections
May 25, 2022: Khan-led “long march” protest enters Islamabad after Supreme Court’s permission
May 26, 2022: He calls off protest to avoid confrontation; gives the government six days to announce date for snap election
August 20, 2022: Khan is booked for threatening a female judge during protest rally in Islamabad
Oct. 2, 2022: Pakistan’s election commission disqualifies him in a case related to gifts he received from foreign dignitaries
October 28, 2022: He launches a second “long march” from Lahore to Islamabad to force early elections
November 3, 2022: Khan escapes assassination attempt in Wazirabad district of northeastern Punjab province during protest march
November 4, 2022: He accuses successor Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior army commander of being involved in the assassination attempt
January 14 and January 18, 2023: PTI dissolves provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it held majority, in another attempt to compel the government for early vote
February 28, 2023: A district court in Islamabad issues a non-bailable arrest warrant for Khan for skipping hearings
March 5, 2023: Police raid his Lahore residence, but fail to arrest him
May 3: Khan reiterates allegations that a senior military officer planned to assassinate him twice
May 8: Pakistan’s military rejects Khan’s allegations, asks him to take legal action
May 9, 2023: Khan doubles down on his allegations against senior military officer as he appears before the Islamabad High Court; paramilitary Rangers arrest him in a case filed by the country’s top anti-corruption body
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