PUNJAB ASKS PTI TO HAND OVER ZAMAN PARK 'TERRORISTS' UNTIL 2PM TODAY: 24-hour ultimatum.

LAHORE: Punjab caretaker Information Minister Amir Mir said Wednesday night that the provincial government has no plans so far of arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan.

"First let the 24-hour deadline expire then the government will reveal its plans," the provincial minister said during an interview to a private TV channel.

The deadline expires at 2pm on Thursday and no action would be taken at Khan's Zaman Park residence before that, the information said, after the PTI chief expressed fears that he would be arrested.

Earlier in the day, Mir said that 30 to 40 protestors who attacked army installations on May 9, after the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, were present inside Zaman Park - the former premier's residence - and asked the party leadership to hand them over to the law within 24hours.

During a press conference, the minister stated that Imran had been insulting the army and its leadership for a year and the PTI was posing as a "non-state element". He maintained that it seemed that there was no law in the country for Imran.

According to Mir, workers of the former ruling party damaged government properties and thus, strict action will be taken against those involved in the attacks. He added that during the attack on Jinnah House, "miscreants" were in touch with Zaman Park. He further stated that it was decided that these "terrorists" will be tried in a military court.

"Probably my last tweet before my next arrest. Police has [sic] surrounded my house," the PTI chief - who was ousted as the prime minister last year in April - said in a tweet following Mir's press conference. Mir later told a TV channel that Khan is inciting people, "just like...