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Photo of Sheikh Rasheed being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in 2020. — Twitter After former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed accused police of raiding his home and party office, Facebook and Twitter posts shared a photo purportedly showing him hiding from police in hospital. However, the photo was taken in June 2020 when Ahmed was treated for COVID-19. He has appeared in public in August 2022 after claims about him hiding circulated. "The one who sets parliament on fire and gives open threats to institutions, Sheikh Rasheed has made the excuse of being sick and is hiding in a hospital," reads a tweet posted on August 11. The tweet, shared by an account with more than 110,000 followers, shows a photo of Ahmed in a hospital bed. Ahmed is a vocal critic of the ruling coalition that took power after ex-prime minister Imran Khan was booted from office in April. Ahmed served as interior minister under Khan and is head of Pakistan's Awami Muslim League (

Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Awami Muslim League chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has once again warned the government that attempts to arrest Imran Khan or break the PTI would trigger bloody politics in the country. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Sheikh Rasheed said that the security of the country is more important than politics and power, adding that the instability in Afghanistan will also affect peace in Pakistan. “Extortion and suicide attacks have started in the country.” The statement from the former federal minister came after the government filed references against the PTI chairman in prohibited funding and Toshakhana cases. The Federal Investigation Agency has also launched a probe into the illegal funding and has summoned senior PTI leaders to appear before it. The government is tightening the noose around PTI after the ECP ruling in the prohibited funding case and a smear campaign against the military following the Balochistan

Sheikh Rasheed claims snap polls will be held, not by-elections. Former interior minister says all on board, except Fazlur Rehman. "They [govt] have made a mockery of assembly and democracy." RAWALPINDI: Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed said Friday that an "agreement" has been reached, and the general elections will take place in October. In a series of tweets, the AML chief said instead of by-elections, general elections will take place and the nation will be informed about the constitution of a new election commission and a caretaker government. There are speculations over the possible collapse of the federal government since PTI's Punjab triumph, where it defeated PML-N in by-polls and also got its chief minister instated, but the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) cleared any rumours by saying that elections will take place on time. In a jibe at PPP Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, who is in isolation after contracting COVID-19, the

Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed. -APP/File ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed on Friday claimed that an agreement has been reached for general elections in October and an announcement in this regard will soon be made. In a statement on Twitter, the chief of Awami Muslim League (AML) said that all but JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is against the proposal. “Those who are in quarantine (an indirect reference to PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari who tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating)  have also agreed to the snap polls,” he said, adding that the nation will "soon hear of the date of elections in October, a new Election Commission and the formation of an interim government". “A dollar worth Rs250  and an increase by Rs10 in the price of LPG will shut down markets,” he added. Sheikh Rasheed said the political reputation of the coalition partners has "turned to ashes" and that they are "neither able to face the pub