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Pakistan Protests: Army Troops Deployed to Punjab - Media Reports
Pakistan Protests: Army Troops Deployed to Punjab - Media Reports
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Protests have broken out in multiple cities across Pakistan on Tuesday following the arrest of Imran Khan, the country's former Prime Minister and leader of... 10.05.2023, Sputnik India
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Around 1,000 protesters have been detained in Pakistan's province of Punjab after clashes erupted over the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, foreign media reported.130 policemen and officials have been reportedly injured in the clashes.Meanwhile, India's news agency ANI reported that Islamabad was deploying army troops to Punjab on Wednesday to maintain law and order.Hundreds of people took to the streets of Faisalabad, Lahore, Gojra and other Pakistani cities on Tuesday night. Some of the protesters were blocked by the police who use tear gas grenades, while the opposition leader's supporters are throwing stones and sticks. The Pakistani authorities said on Monday that Imran Khan had been taken into custody following a hearing of the Islamabad High Court in the Al-Qadir Trust case. PTI called on citizens of Pakistan to gather for mass protests, demanding Khan's release. In October 2022, Pakistan's election commission stripped Khan of his parliamentary mandate as well as the right to be elected and appointed to both the country's federal and regional legislatures for five years after it found him guilty of selling 52 valuables stored in Toshakhana, the Pakistani state treasury, and hiding information about gifts that he received personally. In April 2022, then-opposition leader Nawaz Sharif accused Khan of selling state treasures in Dubai with a total value of 140 million Pakistani rupees ($500,000 dollars).
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Pakistan Protests: Army Troops Deployed to Punjab - Media Reports
14:52 10.05.2023 (Updated: 18:38 11.05.2023) Protests have broken out in multiple cities across Pakistan on Tuesday following the arrest of Imran Khan, the country's former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
Around 1,000 protesters have been detained in Pakistan's province of Punjab after clashes erupted over the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, foreign media reported.
130 policemen and officials have been reportedly injured in the clashes.
Meanwhile, India's news agency ANI reported that Islamabad was deploying army troops to Punjab on Wednesday to maintain law and order.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Faisalabad, Lahore, Gojra and other Pakistani cities on Tuesday night. Some of the protesters were blocked by the police who use tear gas grenades, while the opposition leader's supporters are throwing stones and sticks.
The Pakistani authorities said on Monday that Imran Khan had been taken into custody following a hearing of the Islamabad High Court in the Al-Qadir Trust case. PTI called on citizens of Pakistan to gather for mass protests, demanding Khan's release.
In October 2022, Pakistan's election commission stripped Khan of his parliamentary mandate as well as the right to be elected and appointed to both the country's federal and regional legislatures for five years after it found him guilty of selling 52 valuables stored in Toshakhana, the Pakistani state treasury, and hiding information about gifts that he received personally. In April 2022, then-opposition leader Nawaz Sharif accused Khan of selling state treasures in Dubai with a total value of 140 million Pakistani rupees ($500,000 dollars).
