Islamabad: Prime Minister of Pakistan shehbaz sharif Condemned the deadly protests by supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan following his arrest in a corruption case on Wednesday and warned of strict action against the protesters.
The Prime Minister delivered a brief address to the nation after the country was gripped by deadly violence during the last two days, which saw attacks on military installations and state properties.
The Prime Minister said, “Attack on public property is an act of terrorism and enmity towards the country.” Those taking the law into their hands would be dealt with strictly, he said.
“He will be given an exemplary punishment,” he added.
The premier said, “Defending the state and ideology of Pakistan is more precious to us than our lives and we will not allow anyone to conspire against it” and vowed to thwart the “nefarious designs” of enemies.
He accused Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of causing serious damage to sensitive establishments in the country.
Such a scene has never been seen in 75 years. The lives of many people were in danger. Even the ambulance was set on fire. The Swat Highway was set on fire. Armed forces installations were attacked like an enemy.
The prime minister alleged that families and relatives of political opponents were not spared when Khan was ruling the country, adding that the cricketer-turned-politician’s ministers used to detail cases against political opponents and ex Used to predict major arrests.
The PM said, ‘Not only political opponents but also family and relatives were not forgiven.’ He said that the political history of the country has been very bitter.
Shehbaz also said that never in history has vendetta in politics yielded good results.
He said that under the old accountability law, a person could be arrested for 90 days and getting bail was “impossible” but his government amended the law to reduce the remand period from 90 to 15 days.
Talking about Khan’s arrest, Shehbaz said that ‘all evidence’ was available in the Al-Qadir Trust case against the PTI chairman and the cabinet was kept in the dark.
“How can there be a cabinet decision when the matter is about 60 billion rupees to the national exchequer?” He asked.
Violent clashes between Imran Khan’s supporters and security forces across Pakistan came to a minimum as the army was deployed to maintain law and order in the country’s capital Islamabad as well as in the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Wednesday. Seven people died and about 300 were injured. order.
On Tuesday, on the orders of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khan was taken into custody by the paramilitary force Rangers from the premises of the Islamabad High Court, where he had come to attend a hearing in a corruption case.
The Prime Minister delivered a brief address to the nation after the country was gripped by deadly violence during the last two days, which saw attacks on military installations and state properties.
The Prime Minister said, “Attack on public property is an act of terrorism and enmity towards the country.” Those taking the law into their hands would be dealt with strictly, he said.
“He will be given an exemplary punishment,” he added.
The premier said, “Defending the state and ideology of Pakistan is more precious to us than our lives and we will not allow anyone to conspire against it” and vowed to thwart the “nefarious designs” of enemies.
He accused Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of causing serious damage to sensitive establishments in the country.
Such a scene has never been seen in 75 years. The lives of many people were in danger. Even the ambulance was set on fire. The Swat Highway was set on fire. Armed forces installations were attacked like an enemy.
The prime minister alleged that families and relatives of political opponents were not spared when Khan was ruling the country, adding that the cricketer-turned-politician’s ministers used to detail cases against political opponents and ex Used to predict major arrests.
The PM said, ‘Not only political opponents but also family and relatives were not forgiven.’ He said that the political history of the country has been very bitter.
Shehbaz also said that never in history has vendetta in politics yielded good results.
He said that under the old accountability law, a person could be arrested for 90 days and getting bail was “impossible” but his government amended the law to reduce the remand period from 90 to 15 days.
Talking about Khan’s arrest, Shehbaz said that ‘all evidence’ was available in the Al-Qadir Trust case against the PTI chairman and the cabinet was kept in the dark.
“How can there be a cabinet decision when the matter is about 60 billion rupees to the national exchequer?” He asked.
Violent clashes between Imran Khan’s supporters and security forces across Pakistan came to a minimum as the army was deployed to maintain law and order in the country’s capital Islamabad as well as in the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Wednesday. Seven people died and about 300 were injured. order.
On Tuesday, on the orders of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khan was taken into custody by the paramilitary force Rangers from the premises of the Islamabad High Court, where he had come to attend a hearing in a corruption case.