FILE PHOTO - Dr Shireen Mazari with her daughter Imaan Zainab Mazari 

By Imran Nasir 

ISLAMABD: Pakistani authorities on Saturday has arrested the former Human Rights Minister and key leader of Pakistan Tehree-i-Insaf in capital Islamabad.

According to PTI leader, she was arrested in a 50-year-old case of property dispute of her father with locals people.

The time of registration of case, Mazari was six year old.  

“Male police officers have beaten and taken my mother away. All I have been told is that Anti Corruption Wing Lahore has taken her,” Mazari’s daughter Imaan Zainab Mazari tweeted. 

Officials of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) confirmed to Dawn.com that Shireen had been taken into custody.

PTI chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the arrest and said she was abducted.

“Our senior party leader Shireen Mazari has reportedly been violently abducted from outside her house by this fascist regime. Shireen is strong and fearless, if the imported govt thinks it can coerce her by this fascism, they have miscalculated!,” Khan tweeted. 

Khan’s party also announced countrywide protest against the Mazari arrested today later at the evening.

“Our movement is completely peaceful but this fascist imported govt wants to push the country towards chaos. As if sending the economy into tailspin wasn't enough,they now want anarchy to avoid elections.

Today we will protest and tmrw after CC meeting I’ll announce our Long March,” Khan added.

Later, the Islamabad High Court took a Suo Moto notice of Mazari's arrest and ordered the government to produce her before the court at midnight.

The court ordered to release her and also formed a judicial commission to investigate Mazri's arrest.