Punjab police dismantle gate to break into Imran's house.

LAHORE -- Heavy machinery was used by the Punjab police to break into the Zaman Park residence of Imran Khan on Saturday soon after the PTI chairman left for Islamabad to attend hearing in the Toshakhana case, and his wife and sister were inside the house.

Talking to reporters, Dr Uzma Khanum, sister of the former prime minister, while complaining about the police 'highhandedness', said the police carried out the operation without warrants and harassed women and tortured servants.

Sixty-one workers of PTI were arrested outside the house when they tried to stop police from entering the premises and arms were seized during the action led by CIA SSP Liaqat Malik.

Police made an announcement on loudspeakers that Section 144 was in force and PTI workers should disperse as they would have to search the house and remove the encroachments from the area.

Five Kalashnikovs, bullets, marbles and petrol bombs were recovered, police said.

PTI workers clashed with police personnel while trying to stop them from entering the former PM's house when they reached there after getting search warrants from an anti-terrorism court (ATC), police claimed.

Several PTI workers and policemen were injured in the clash.

The policemen were seen entering the house by dismantling its gate with the help of an excavator. PTI workers were also seen attacking the policemen in their attempt to stop them from getting into the house.

PTI workers resorted to aerial firing, attacked the police with petrol bombs and pelted them with stones when the cops started arresting them.

The policemen were also seen attacking the PTI workers with batons. Several PTI workers were seen bleeding while being taken into custody.

Meanwhile, the district administration removed all the tents installed outside the residence of Mr Khan and took away sandbags placed to make bunkers.

Later, interim Information Minister Aamir Mir and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar at a press conference said that...

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