Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on Monday tweeted that her husband Captain Safdar Awan has been arrested by Karachi police.
Maryam, who is a senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N), said that Karachi police broke open the door of the hotel room where she was staying and arrested Safdar.
Maryam's husband was arrested hours after she participated in a mass protest by Opposition parties of Pakistan against Prime Minister Imran Khan, where she accused him of tarnishing the image of Pakistan army to hide the failures of his government.
The rally was also addressed by by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari of Pakistan Peoples Party, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, among other leaders.