Sheikh Rashid arrested from Islamabad: Sheikh Rashid, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), was detained by the Murree police at his apartment in a private housing complex in Islamabad, according to Rashid’s nephew Sheikh Rashid Shafique.
In Islamabad’s Aabpara police station, a case was opened against the former federal minister for allegedly accusing Asif Ali Zardari of masterminding a plot to kill Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan.
Rashid’s Lal Haveli has also been in the limelight after the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) sealed seven units including two units of Lal Haveli and five adjoining units on January 30.
According to sources, a police team arrived at the home of the former interior minister to take him into custody. According to the sources, the AML leader would be given to the Islamabad police.
