Pakistan authorities moved to arrest ex-PM Imran Khan for not showing up to a court hearing and banned him from television, raising political tensions as the country struggles to shore up its finances and avoid default.
A police team on Sunday arrived at Khan’s residence in the central city of Lahore but said he wasn’t immediately found, according to a spokesman of Islamabad police.
A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant against Imran Khan last week after he didn’t appear in a hearing for a complaint over his failure to declare his assets. The Election Commission had disqualified Kham in October for allegedly hiding money earned from selling state gifts he received when he was prime minister of Pakistan. Khan has denied any wrongdoing.
He attended multiple court hearings last week, emerging for the first time in months since he was shot and wounded in the leg during a street protest in November.
