At least six MPs from jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan鈥檚 party appeared in an anti-terrorism court on Tuesday, an AFP journalist witnessed, two days after they led a major rally in Islamabad.
At least one senior official from Khan鈥檚 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was also brought before the judge following a police complaint on charges of 鈥榓ttack on officials鈥�, 鈥榓rmed riots鈥� and 鈥榠llegal assembly鈥� on Sunday.
Several MPs and senior leaders were rounded up by police as they left the National Assembly building in the capital on Monday night, PTI鈥檚 media team said.聽
鈥業 was picked up from my office around 7:30 pm,鈥� said PTI leader and senior lawyer Mohammed Shoaib Shaheen, who appeared in court alongside the MPs. 聽
鈥楾hese small obstacles won鈥檛 hold us back. We are the soldiers of Imran Khan, and we stand with him,鈥� he said.
