Former Punjab governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema arrested
Pakistan
Cheema is accused of misusing his powers as governor
LAHORE (Dunya News) - An Anti-Corruption Establishment, Punjab, team on Wednesday arrested former Punjab governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema.
According to anti-corruption officials, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Omar Sarfraz Cheema was arrested in his residence early in the morning. Mr Cheema has been accused of misusing his powers as governor and giving his sister a share by forging the family registration certificate.
According to the family of the PTI leader, ‘unknown’ men in plain clothes took Omar Cheema into custody. They did not inform on which charges they took Omar Cheema into custody, the family added.
Protests erupted across Pakistan following Imran Khan’s arrest on the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) where he was present for biometric verification in two cases.
Earlier, several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders were booked over vandalism in protests after the arrest of PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan.
