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| Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has been arrested after making his first public appearance since emergency rule was declared, police have said. | Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has been arrested after making his first public appearance since emergency rule was declared, police have said. |
| The former cricketer was detained after going to the University of Punjab in Lahore to address a protest by students against President Pervez Musharraf. | The former cricketer was detained after going to the University of Punjab in Lahore to address a protest by students against President Pervez Musharraf. |
| Mr Khan was initially held for an hour by students from the Jamaat-e-Islami party after a confrontation on campus. | Mr Khan was initially held for an hour by students from the Jamaat-e-Islami party after a confrontation on campus. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Khan said there should be no negotiations with Gen Musharraf. | On Tuesday, Mr Khan said there should be no negotiations with Gen Musharraf. |
| In a series of interviews with the foreign media on Wednesday, Gen Musharraf insisted he was not a dictator and that he was the man to lead the country back to democracy. | |
| The emergency rule was necessary in order to hold "peaceful, free and fair elections", the president said in an interview with the French newspaper, Le Monde. | |
| He went on to say that politicians in detention in Pakistan would be released to take part fully in elections. | |
| But he warned that if they caused trouble or broke the law, the authorities would act against them. | |
| 'House arrest' | 'House arrest' |
| Mr Khan is well known around the world from his sporting days, but his Tehrik-i-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party has little support in Pakistan. | |
| There was a detention order against him and they have been served on him - we are going to place him under house arrest Khalid Batti, Lahore police US hedges bets on Musharraf | |
| Witnesses said there were chaotic scenes at the university when Mr Khan arrived to try to address a rally of his student supporters on Wednesday morning. | Witnesses said there were chaotic scenes at the university when Mr Khan arrived to try to address a rally of his student supporters on Wednesday morning. |
| "I hope to start the movement for the restoration of democracy amongst the student community," he had earlier told the BBC. | "I hope to start the movement for the restoration of democracy amongst the student community," he had earlier told the BBC. |
| "I want the students to be mobilised, as well as the lawyers and the political parties, because it has to be a comprehensive movement against the brute force of a military dictator." | "I want the students to be mobilised, as well as the lawyers and the political parties, because it has to be a comprehensive movement against the brute force of a military dictator." |
| However, a large group of students from the rival Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami objected to his presence at the university and a confrontation developed, according to his spokesman, Seth Niazi. | However, a large group of students from the rival Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami objected to his presence at the university and a confrontation developed, according to his spokesman, Seth Niazi. |
| Mr Niazi said Mr Khan was subsequently locked inside a nearby building for an hour by the rival students before they put him in a van and drove him to police officers waiting at the campus gates. | Mr Niazi said Mr Khan was subsequently locked inside a nearby building for an hour by the rival students before they put him in a van and drove him to police officers waiting at the campus gates. |
| Hundreds of activists have been arrested under emergency rule | Hundreds of activists have been arrested under emergency rule |
| Later, several Lahore police officials confirmed they had taken Mr Khan into custody. | Later, several Lahore police officials confirmed they had taken Mr Khan into custody. |
| Mr Khan had been in hiding in Lahore for 11 days after escaping from his home when emergency rule was declared by Gen Musharraf. | Mr Khan had been in hiding in Lahore for 11 days after escaping from his home when emergency rule was declared by Gen Musharraf. |
| On Tuesday, he told the BBC he had agreed with ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, who is under house arrest, that the parliamentary election due to be held by mid-January would be meaningless if the state of emergency were not lifted. | On Tuesday, he told the BBC he had agreed with ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, who is under house arrest, that the parliamentary election due to be held by mid-January would be meaningless if the state of emergency were not lifted. |
| "I am glad that all the opposition parties have come round to our point of view, which is that there should be no compromise with a military dictator," Mr Khan said. | "I am glad that all the opposition parties have come round to our point of view, which is that there should be no compromise with a military dictator," Mr Khan said. |
| Earlier, Ms Bhutto called for the president to step down, saying the Pakistani people had lost confidence in his ability to steer the country towards democracy. | Earlier, Ms Bhutto called for the president to step down, saying the Pakistani people had lost confidence in his ability to steer the country towards democracy. |
| The BBC's Damian Grammaticus in Islamabad says Ms Bhutto is due to be released in a few days, but Mr Khan, who has consistently taken a tougher line in criticising the president, is unlikely to be released from captivity any time soon. | The BBC's Damian Grammaticus in Islamabad says Ms Bhutto is due to be released in a few days, but Mr Khan, who has consistently taken a tougher line in criticising the president, is unlikely to be released from captivity any time soon. |
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