RIYADH – Former lawmaker of beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Faheem Khan Swati has been arrested in Saudi Arabia during his Umrah visit.
Imran Khan’s party said Faheem, who hailed from Swati tribe of Battal Mansehra, was held while he was performing Umrah in Holy Land.
Khan was detaind due to a video he filmed at the Kaaba about events of May 9, when civil, and military installations were attacked after arrest of former PM Imran Khan.
PTI leaders in Pakistan claimed that Pakistani government is behind Faheem Khan’s arrest in Kingdom.
PTI former MNA Faheem Khan
Faheem Khan was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2018-2023. Swati hails from the Mandravi clan of the Swati tribe in Battal Mansehra.
He secured his seat from Constituency NA-241 (Korangi Karachi-III) in 2018 polls.During his term, he also served as the President of the District Korangi.
