Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Fawad Chaudhry was reportedly arrested by the police in Lahore within the wee hours of Wednesday. Party chief Farrukh Habib advised Dawn that Chaudhry was taken into custody from his residence.

The arrest was made shortly after Chaudhry publicly criticised the Pakistan authorities for plotting to arrest the nation’s former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan.

Dawn added that an FIR was registered in opposition to Chaudhry underneath sections 153-A (promotion of enmity between teams), 506 (felony intimidation), 505 (assertion conducing to public mischief) and 124-A (sedition) of the Pakistan Penal Code at Islamabad’s Kohsar Police Station.

Chaudhry and lots of of PTI employees had earlier gathered outdoors Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore, claiming to avert the federal government’s alleged plan to arrest the social gathering chief.

PTI Twitter dealt with posted movies displaying a convoy of police autos which the social gathering claimed was carrying Chaudhry after his arrest.

Several different PTI leaders have additionally condemned Chaudhry’s arrest. Condemning the arrest PTI Sindh president Ali Haider Zaidi stated, “Pakistan has become a lawless state.”

“Strongly condemn the arrest of @fawadchaudhry by the #ImportedGovernmentNaManzoor Pakistan has become a lawless state at the hands of these lawbreaking lawmakers and corrupt law enforcement officers! All hell bent on pushing this country towards anarchy!,” he stated.

PTI leaders and employees in massive numbers gathered outdoors Imran Khan’s residence in Lahore’s Zaman Park as rumours of an impending arrest of former Pakistan PM circulated within the early hours of Wednesday.

PTI chief Asad Umar took to Twitter to induce all social gathering employees to succeed in Zaman Park. PTI in a tweet wrote, “There are reports that the puppet government will try to arrest Chairman Imran Khan tonight Tehreek-e-Insaaf workers are reaching Zaman Park to protect their leader.”

PTI supporters raised slogans in help of Imran Khan and vowed unwavering loyalty to their chief, even when it meant placing their very own lives on the road, Geo News reported.

Speaking to reporters earlier within the night time on Tuesday, Chaudhry denounced the federal government’s actions.