Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf Chiarman Imran Khan was barred from entering the city after he landed here at the Karachi airport on Wednesday. Imran said he would return to Karachi after 30 days. Imran was sent back to Islamabad on a Shaheen Air International flight SAI 123 at 12:30pm. Several party workers, including PTI Sindh President Zubair Khan, were also arrested outside the airport.“Imran Khan was stopped by force,” PTI international coordinator Ali Zaidi told Daily Times. “Is this a democratic country where a political leader is not allowed to enter a city?” Zaidi questioned. A large number of police were deployed on Shahrah-e-Faisal. Airport Security Force personnel not only surrounded the airport building but also the runway from PIA Colony to the Pehlwan Goth turn. Police also tortured and arrested 17 party workers, PTI officials said. “Imran has condemned the government action and announced that he will return to Karachi after the ban (on his entry to Sindh) expires after 30 days,” Zaidi said.