In the capital’s downtown area, security was tight for the former PM’s court appearance.
Since he was removed from power, Mr. Khan has been the target of a dozen cases.
His supporters prevented the security authorities from arresting him at his Lahore home on a number of previous occasions, leading to violent altercations.
Imran Khan’s followers were not as numerous on Tuesday due to police blocking Islamabad’s entrances, which made it simpler to apprehend him.
Pakistan is being torn apart by polarised politics.
Khan’s frantic summons to court in 60 seconds
The cricket legend dismissed as Pakistan’s PM
After being chosen as prime minister in 2018, he had a disagreement with Pakistan’s potent military.
He was accused of wrongly disclosing information about gifts from foreign dignitaries and the money from their purported sale, leading to his disqualification from holding public office in October.
He survived a gun attack on his convoy the next month while leading a protest march.
After he once more claimed that a senior officer was planning to murder him on Monday, the military issued a warning to him against making “baseless allegations.”
