PTI says Zaman Park raid conducted at Maryam's behest.

LAHORE -- The PTI leadAership has strongly condemned the 'state terrorism' launched at the residence of party chairman Imran Khan which they said was 'part of a London Plan to eliminate him'.

As Mr Khan left his ZaAAman Park residence in LaAAhore on Saturday to appear before a judge in IslamAabad, a heavy contingent of police launched a search operation at his house.

Addressing a press conference at the party's ofAAfiAAce, PTI leader Fawad ChaAudhry said the operation was part of the agenda set by PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz and aimed at arresting Mr Khan.

'A woman, who has never even contested a councillor's election is setting the government's agenda,' he said while referring to Ms Sharif's Friday presser where she asserted that Mr Khan should be arrested.

He claimed the operation was in violation of the court orders and created an environment of anarchy across the country as PTI workers were pressuring the leadership to announce country-wide protests.

The PTI leader asked party workers to be ready for the final showdown and await Mr Khan's instructions to launch the protests. Mr Chaudhry added that party leaders were going to Islamabad with Mr Khan but returned mid-way after the news of the 'cowardly attack'.

The whole nation was suffering due to unprecedented inflation but the government's only objective was to arrest the PTI chairman, he added.

Mr Chaudhry said the residence's gates were razed with the help of excavators, while police officials scaled walls and tortured people inside the house. He said the operation was in sheer violation of the Lahore High Court's orders as the police did not inform the court's nominated focal person Imran Kishwar...

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