Lahore/Islamabad: Supporters of former prime minister in unprecedented scenes Imran Khan raided on tuesday Pakistan Army Headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and the Corps Commander’s residence in Lahore following his dramatic arrest in a corruption case.
Khan, who had traveled from Lahore to the federal capital Islamabad, was undergoing a biometric procedure at the Islamabad High Court when paramilitary Rangers broke a glass window and arrested him after beating up lawyers and Khan’s security staff. took.
The arrest of the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman comes a day after the powerful military accused him of making baseless allegations against a senior spy agency ISI official.
As the news of his arrest by the Rangers spread, massive protests broke out in several cities of Pakistan. At many places, the protesters turned violent and set police vehicles on fire and damaged public property.
Rangers, who operate under the Ministry of the Interior, are usually commanded by second officers from the military.
For the first time, Khan’s supporters broke down the main gate of the army’s massive headquarters in Rawalpindi, where soldiers held their restraints. The protesters raised slogans against the establishment.
In Lahore, a large number of PTI workers stormed the Lahore residence of the Corps Commander and broke the gate and window panes. Army personnel on duty there, however, did not try to stop the angry protesters, who surrounded them and raised slogans against the PML-N-led government’s ‘masters’ at the military establishment. The protesters demonstrated in the cantonment area.
Lahore was virtually cut off from the rest of the province due to protests on main roads including entry and exit points.
The caretaker Punjab government called in Rangers to control the law and order situation in the most populous province and imposed Section 144, which prohibits the assembly of more than five people at one point.
According to the Home Department, there will be a ban on the gathering of people for two days.
The Punjab government also requested the Pakistan Telecom Authority to suspend internet and mobile services in areas of the province where violent protests took place.
A large number of PTI workers also pelted stones at the residence of Home Minister Rana Sanaullah in Faisalabad city. Similarly, protests were held in the cities of Multan, Jhang, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Khanewal, Vehari, Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Gujarat.
Khan, who had traveled from Lahore to the federal capital Islamabad, was undergoing a biometric procedure at the Islamabad High Court when paramilitary Rangers broke a glass window and arrested him after beating up lawyers and Khan’s security staff. took.
The arrest of the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman comes a day after the powerful military accused him of making baseless allegations against a senior spy agency ISI official.
As the news of his arrest by the Rangers spread, massive protests broke out in several cities of Pakistan. At many places, the protesters turned violent and set police vehicles on fire and damaged public property.
Rangers, who operate under the Ministry of the Interior, are usually commanded by second officers from the military.
For the first time, Khan’s supporters broke down the main gate of the army’s massive headquarters in Rawalpindi, where soldiers held their restraints. The protesters raised slogans against the establishment.
In Lahore, a large number of PTI workers stormed the Lahore residence of the Corps Commander and broke the gate and window panes. Army personnel on duty there, however, did not try to stop the angry protesters, who surrounded them and raised slogans against the PML-N-led government’s ‘masters’ at the military establishment. The protesters demonstrated in the cantonment area.
Lahore was virtually cut off from the rest of the province due to protests on main roads including entry and exit points.
The caretaker Punjab government called in Rangers to control the law and order situation in the most populous province and imposed Section 144, which prohibits the assembly of more than five people at one point.
According to the Home Department, there will be a ban on the gathering of people for two days.
The Punjab government also requested the Pakistan Telecom Authority to suspend internet and mobile services in areas of the province where violent protests took place.
A large number of PTI workers also pelted stones at the residence of Home Minister Rana Sanaullah in Faisalabad city. Similarly, protests were held in the cities of Multan, Jhang, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Khanewal, Vehari, Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Gujarat.