Police in Pakistan have arrested Fawad Chaudhry, the country’s former information minister and a senior leader of a key opposition party, for allegedly threatening the country’s election authorities, officials and family members confirmed Wednesday.
Chaudhry, who served as information minister from 2018 to 2022, was arrested at his home in the city of Lahore hours after he openly criticized the government for plotting to detain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan.
