Police raid former Pakistani PM’s residence, arrest 61 people

Pakistani police raided former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the east of the country and arrested 61 people in an operation that involved tear gas and sparked clashes with Khan supporters.

Police chief Suhail Sukhera, who led the operation in an upscale neighborhood in the city of Lahore, said authorities moved on Saturday to remove barricades erected by members of Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party.

Sukhera said supporters of the former prime minister had blocked the streets around Imran Khan’s residence with cement blocks, felled trees, tents and a truck.