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After PTI head Imran Khan left for Islamabad to testify in court, there was a moment of unnerving stillness in the provincial capital before the police broke down all doors and barricades to his Lahore home on Saturday and launched a'surprise' search inside .
Cranes were shown smashing through the Zaman Park residence's main gate as rock-ribbed supporters resisted in a nearby protest camp and fought with authorities in the video.
The intense action took place against the foggy backdrop of terrifying television footage that featured mass arrests, bleeding, baton charges, and extensive use of tear gas.
According to the search warrants shared by the police and obtained in accordance with Section 47 of the Criminal Procedure Code, "investigating officer is required to accompany a lady police officer not below
As the PTI supporters attempted to force their way into the house that has been a flashpoint between the PTI-led opposition and the PDM government, the police retaliated by using force.
The action also came after a protracted standoff and violent altercations between Imran's followers and the police in the area of the home, where officers had tried to detain the former premier on Tuesday.
'Rifles found,'
Dr. Usman Anwar, the Punjab Inspector General (IG), claimed later in the day that "ammunition," including petrol bombs, had also been found outside Imran's home.
IG Anwar claimed to have discovered suspected petrol bombs from Zaman Park and displayed them at a news conference in Lahore, adding that "there is also ammunition other than this."