Sheikh Rasheed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), along with two of his relatives, was apprehended at his residence in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
While the police did not officially confirm the arrest, Sheikh Rasheed's lawyer, Sardar Abdur Razak, confirmed the arrest.
Sardar Abdul Razzak Khan, the lawyer, revealed that Sheikh Rashid was taken into custody by individuals in plain clothes and transported to an undisclosed location. In addition to Sheikh Rashid, his nephew Sheikh Shakir and a household employee named Imran were also arrested.
The PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) acknowledged Sheikh Rashid's arrest through a social media post on platform X, condemning it as ongoing political victimization and authoritarianism.