Imran Khan was held by students on the campus
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.
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.
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.
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