Pakistan authorities on Sunday arrested Sheikh Rashid, a key ally of former PM Imran Khan and leader of Awami Muslim League, for his alleged involvement in corruption, said his nephew. Rashid, 72, and two of his aides were arrested from his residence in Rawalpindi and shifted to an undisclosed location, his nephew Sheikh Rashid Shafiq said in a video post. The details of the charges against Rashid have not been released so far.
Rashid has remained a staunch ally of Imran. He was the interior minister in Imran's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf-led government. PTI condemned Rashid's arrest on X. "The political victimisation and fascism continues, this time with the arrest of Sheikh Rashid,"it wrote. Rashid's arrest seems to be part of the government crackdown following the May 9 violence by PTI workers and supporters.