Pakistan Ex-PM Khan’s Deputy Arrested, Party Says
- Qureshi reportedly jailed after holding news conference
- Islamabad police said Qureshi isn’t in their custody
Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks during a press conference in Islamabad on Aug. 19.
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Authorities arrested Shah Mahmood Qureshi, deputy of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Pakistan’s capital city Islamabad, according to his party.
Qureshi, the nation’s former foreign minister, was taken into custody for holding a news conference, Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari, Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party spokesman, said on X, formerly known as Twitter.