Pakistan Police attempt to arrest former PM Imran Khan for failing to appear before court in corruption case

Lahore: Police in Pakistan said that their officers yesterday attempted to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, who is battling several legal cases as he pressures the government for early elections.

Officers from Islamabad arrived at Mr Khan's home in Lahore, which was surrounded by hundreds of his supporters, but were unable to find him.

Islamabad police said in a tweet that, a team of Islamabad police has arrived in Lahore to arrest Imran Khan to comply with the court orders.

The arrest warrant was issued after Mr Khan failed to appear before the court in a corruption case on February 28.

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Khan is accused of failing to declare gifts received during his time in office, or the profit made from selling them. Government officials must declare all gifts but are allowed to keep those below a certain value.

The vice chairman of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, told reporters in Lahore that, they have received the notice from Islamabad police, but the notice does not contain any order for the arrest.

Imran Khan, who was shot during a rally last year, has attempted to disrupt politics in the South Asian nation since he was forced out of office in a no-confidence vote in April.