Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has issued a warning to Imran Khan, saying the former prime minister will be arrested if he dared to launch any anti-government protest.

Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has issued a warning to Imran Khan, saying the former prime minister will be arrested if he dared to launch any anti-government protest. "Government ‘prepared to arrest PTI chief’ if fresh protest launched," the minister was quoted as saying by Dawn. Further criticising Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Sanaullah said it had been creating trouble since 2014. “In 2014, PTI staged protest demonstrations and tried to stop the journey of progress and prosperity. Imran Khan is following the politics of agitation in the shape of long marches, sealing Islamabad on the pretext of a date for elections." WATCH | WION Fineprint: Imran Khan calls for mass arrest movement, says 'get ready for Jail Bharo movement' × The warning comes a day after Khan appealed to his supporters to be prepared for the ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ (mass arrest movement). “I ask the people to get ready and wait for my call for ‘jail bharo tehreek’. There will not be that much space in Pakistani jails to have them all,” said Khan. “Wait for my call…when I will give you the signal to fill jails. I know the jails will choke as they don’t have that much capacity." Khan announced the new movement after sedition cases were filed against his close aides viz. PTI senior vice president Fawad Chaudhary and former member of the National Assembly Shandana Gulzar. Read more: Pakistan: Imran Khan calls for ‘Jail Bharo’ movement against Shehbaz Sharif government Notably, Chaudhry was arrested last week from his Lahore residence in a pre-dawn raid after the Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan complained against him for “threatening” the members of the electoral body and their families. Meanwhile, Gulzar was booked for “inciting violence against constitutional institutions of the country”. After Khan's long march was suspended last year following an assassination attempt, he had been relatively quiet on the protest front. Thus, experts believe that ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ is an attempt by Khan to ratchet up the pressure on the government which is already under extreme duress, trying to balance a failing economy. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

'He will be arrested...': Pakistan's interior minister issues warning to PTI chief Imran Khan

Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that court cases will be registered against people using "foul language" against country's all-powerful army.&nbsp;

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 opposition parties, in recent months has severely criticised Pakistan Army for interference in the politics and installing a "puppet" prime minister to head office by rigging the polls.&nbsp;

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"Cases will be registered against people using foul language against the armed forces within 72 hours," Pakistan' Express Tribune quoted Rashid as saying on Saturday.&nbsp;

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The comments came a day after PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the armed forces have created a "deep state" and had taken the nation "hostage".&nbsp;

In stronger words, Rehman also said that the alliance also has to decide whether the next protest march would be held in the national capital Islamabad or at the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi.&nbsp;

In another report by Dawn, the interior minister also said that the government would start preparations to "counter" these protests from Monday.&nbsp;

Rashid also said that a case has been registered against Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah over his comments on the military and Pakistan's The News confirmed that a police raid took place at Kifayatullah's residence on Saturday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.&nbsp; 
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Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that court cases will be registered against people using "foul language" against country's all-powerful army.

Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that court cases will be registered against people using "foul language" against country's all-powerful army. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 opposition parties, in recent months has severely criticised Pakistan Army for interference in the politics and installing a "puppet" prime minister to head office by rigging the polls. Watch | "Cases will be registered against people using foul language against the armed forces within 72 hours," Pakistan' Express Tribune quoted Rashid as saying on Saturday. Also read | Over 40 more arrested over attack on Hindu temple in Northwest Pakistan The comments came a day after PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the armed forces have created a "deep state" and had taken the nation "hostage". In stronger words, Rehman also said that the alliance also has to decide whether the next protest march would be held in the national capital Islamabad or at the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi. In another report by Dawn, the interior minister also said that the government would start preparations to "counter" these protests from Monday. Rashid also said that a case has been registered against Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah over his comments on the military and Pakistan's The News confirmed that a police raid took place at Kifayatullah's residence on Saturday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Case will be registered within 72 hours for derogatory comments against Pak military: Interior Minister

The Pakistan government on Saturday asked for information minister Pervaiz Rasid&#39;s resignation over a leaked media report in the Dawn that reported a heated standoff between the army and the government, Reuters reported today.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif&#39;s office said Rashid, a key minister of the cabinet, will remain suspended until an inquiry established whether he was the purported source of the high level information leak to the publication.&nbsp;

&quot;Evidence available so far points to a lapse on part of the information minister, who has been directed to step down from office to enable holding of an independent and detailed inquiry,&quot; a statement by the prime minister&#39;s office said.

&ldquo;Pervaiz Rasheed was responsible for the information department and he is temporarily suspended from his post until investigations conclude,&quot; PM spokeperson Musadiq Malik added.

The October 6 report, written by journalist Cyril Almeida who faced a brief travel ban, cited a&nbsp;rift between the Pakistan army and the government. The article claimed that the Prime Minister had confronted the army&#39;s intelligence chief and warned the agency not to shield banned militant groups.&nbsp;

The report soured relations between Sharif&#39;s party and the military, the government and diplomatic sources alleged, Reuters reported today.&nbsp;

The ban on Almeida was lifted after the PM&#39;s office issued a warning against publishing reports &quot;against the&nbsp;national interest&quot;.&nbsp;

The committee set up to investigate the leak comprises of senior officers from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the most powerful intelligence agency in Pakistan, Military Intelligence and Intelligence Bureau, Reuters said.&nbsp;

The military on Friday said top PML-N leaders - including finance minister, interior minister, and Sharif&#39;s brother - met the army chief Raheel Sharif, who is not related to the prime minister, to discuss the Dawn leak. The head of ISI was also present.&nbsp;

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A probe was launched to determine whether Pervaiz Rashid provided information for the Dawn article that sparked a rift with the army

The Pakistan government on Saturday asked for information minister Pervaiz Rasid's resignation over a leaked media report in the Dawn that reported a heated standoff between the army and the government, Reuters reported today. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office said Rashid, a key minister of the cabinet, will remain suspended until an inquiry established whether he was the purported source of the high level information leak to the publication. "Evidence available so far points to a lapse on part of the information minister, who has been directed to step down from office to enable holding of an independent and detailed inquiry," a statement by the prime minister's office said. “Pervaiz Rasheed was responsible for the information department and he is temporarily suspended from his post until investigations conclude," PM spokeperson Musadiq Malik added. The October 6 report, written by journalist Cyril Almeida who faced a brief travel ban, cited a rift between the Pakistan army and the government. The article claimed that the Prime Minister had confronted the army's intelligence chief and warned the agency not to shield banned militant groups. The report soured relations between Sharif's party and the military, the government and diplomatic sources alleged, Reuters reported today. The ban on Almeida was lifted after the PM's office issued a warning against publishing reports "against the national interest". The committee set up to investigate the leak comprises of senior officers from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the most powerful intelligence agency in Pakistan, Military Intelligence and Intelligence Bureau, Reuters said. The military on Friday said top PML-N leaders - including finance minister, interior minister, and Sharif's brother - met the army chief Raheel Sharif, who is not related to the prime minister, to discuss the Dawn leak. The head of ISI was also present. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

Pakistan suspends information minister over leaked media report

Pakistan plans to take Interpol&#39;s help in extraditing Baloch&nbsp;separatist leader Brahamdagh Bugti, interior minister&nbsp;Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said. 
 
&quot;The Federal Investigation Agency will send a formal reference to Interpol within the next few days for the extradition of Brahamdagh Bugti,&quot;&nbsp;Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune quoted him as saying. 
 
The call for extradition comes after Bugti approached the Indian consulate in Geneva, where he is living in exile, to inquire about India&#39;s asylum process.&nbsp; 
 
India&#39;s interior ministry has recieved his application for asylum and will be reviewing it.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Their [Indians&#39;] feelings about Brahamdagh Bugti and their invitation to him unmistakably establish who is behind terrorism (in Balochistan),&quot; Nisar said. 
 
The minister also said, &quot;The Indians don&#39;t have any evidence, so what sort of investigation can Pakistan carry out? They have blamed us just to defame Pakistan,&quot; referring to the Uri attack, in which 18 Indian army soldiers were killed in an encounter with four militants.&nbsp; 
 
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Baloch separatist leader Brahamdagh Bugti recently asked India, which has backed his cause, to grant him political asylum

Pakistan plans to take Interpol's help in extraditing Baloch separatist leader Brahamdagh Bugti, interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said. "The Federal Investigation Agency will send a formal reference to Interpol within the next few days for the extradition of Brahamdagh Bugti," Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune quoted him as saying. The call for extradition comes after Bugti approached the Indian consulate in Geneva, where he is living in exile, to inquire about India's asylum process. India's interior ministry has recieved his application for asylum and will be reviewing it. "Their [Indians'] feelings about Brahamdagh Bugti and their invitation to him unmistakably establish who is behind terrorism (in Balochistan)," Nisar said. The minister also said, "The Indians don't have any evidence, so what sort of investigation can Pakistan carry out? They have blamed us just to defame Pakistan," referring to the Uri attack, in which 18 Indian army soldiers were killed in an encounter with four militants. (WION with inputs from ANI)

Pakistan plans to take Interpol's help in extraditing Baloch leader