A FORMER Pakistani prime minister has been arrested in Islamabad. 

Imran Khan, who is also a former Worcestershire cricketer and RGS student, was arrested as he appeared in court in the capital of Pakistan to face multiple corruption cases today (May 9). 

Fawad Chaudhry, a senior official with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, said the 72-year-old was arrested on court premises by agents from the country’s anti-corruption body, the National Accountability Bureau.

Khan received a no-confidence vote in April last year.

He has claimed the move was illegal and a Western conspiracy and has campaigned against the government of his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, demanding early elections.

Mr Chaudhry said Mr Khan was dragged out of the court and into a police vehicle.

Pakistan’s independent GEO TV broadcast images of Mr Khan being pulled by security forces towards an armoured vehicle, which took him away.

Khan’s party immediately complained to Islamabad High Court, which requested a police report explaining the charges for his arrest.

Officials from the anti-corruption body said Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau issued arrest warrants for Mr Khan last week in a separate corruption case, for which he had not obtained bail – something that would protect him from arrest under the country’s laws.

The former Worcestershire County Cricket player is set to appear before an anti-corruption tribunal later on Tuesday (May 9).