Pakistan: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid re-arrested from residence, taken to 'undisclosed location'

Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and PTI ally Sheikh Rashid was arrested on Sunday evening (September 17), from his residence in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, said his lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzak Khan, as per Pakistani outlet Dawn.

“Men clad in plain clothes arrested Sheikh Rashid from his residence,” Khan said.

He stated that Rashid was moved to an “undisclosed location”.

Khan further stated that along with Rashid, his nephew Sheikh Shakir and houseworker Sheikh Imran were also arrested.

The former interior minister's nephew, Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, released a video message in which he claimed that his uncle was arrested from Bahria Town Phase III in Rawalpindi and that his present location was still not known.

“Both the Islamabad and Punjab police have told the high courts in writing that Sheikh Rashid is not proclaimed in any case,” he said.

He then requested the higher court to look into the matter and help him find the current whereabouts of his uncle.

“We will fight the legal battle and have always indulged in politics of principles,” he added.

PTI took to it's official X handle and shared a post condemning the arrest of its close ally Rashid.

“The political victimisation and fascism continues, this time with the arrest of Sheikh Rashid,” it said.

(With inputs from agencies)

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