Imran Khan, former Pakistan prime minister, arrested in Islamabad

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Pakistan's paramilitary forces have arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the capital Islamabad, in a move that threatens to escalate political tensions at a time of economic distress in the country.

Footage shared by the media team of the party headed by Khan showed khaki-clad men breaking a window with their batons to extricate the former prime minister, who was in a room designated to check biometric details.

Khan was in an Islamabad courthouse on Tuesday to attend a court session of one of the dozens of cases he is embroiled in.

Following Khan's detention, roads clogged with panicking commuters who rushed to pick up children from school and leave work, fearing protesters would block roads. Islamabad's police issued an order banning demonstrations - in the past, Khan's supporters have ignored those orders and protested regardless. Authorities also appeared to shut down internet services in some areas of Islamabad.