Monday, November 05, 2007

Imran Khan picked up by agencies?

There is intense speculation about the whereabouts of Imran Khan. One rumor has him crossing the Wagah border into India early Monday morning. Another said that Imran Khan was going to surrender of his own accord sometime on Monday. According to his party's Chief Political Secretary however, he has been abducted by the intelligence agencies. Courtesy of an email received by a friend:
This is a message from the Chief Political Secretary of PTI Saifullah Khan Niazi. Imran Khan did not escape house arrest in Lahore as has been reported in electronic media, we are unsure of his whereabouts, and he has likely been kidnapped by the agencies:

“The Chairman Imran Khan was told by the police last night that he is under house arrest. But around 3 am the police brought warrants to take him to prison and at that time it was discovered that he had mysteriously vanished while there were over two dozen policemen surrounding his house. We are not sure where they have taken him as there is no way he could have gone out without the knowledge of the police and he could be in a lot of danger.
Please do note that none of the MMA, MQM, or PPP leaders have been arrested. Aitzaz Ahsan, a leader of the PPP, has been arrested but on the basis of his being president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, not his affiliation with the PPP. Meanwhile, Benazir remains in Karachi but is expected to go to Islamabad tomorrow.

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