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Protests in Pakistan Unlikely to Trigger Change in Power - Senator
Protests in Pakistan Unlikely to Trigger Change in Power - Senator
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The mass protests that have gripped Pakistan in the wake of Imran Khan’s arrest this week will be short-lived and are part of the democratic... 13.05.2023, Sputnik India
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On Friday, the former prime minister was granted bail by Islamabad’s highest court. It came days after his surprise arrest over corruption charges set off deadly riots in parts of the country where the former cricket star has a large grassroots following, with crowds storming official buildings and military installations and setting cars on fire. At least 10 supporters of the ousted Pakistani prime minister were killed and hundreds others injured in clashes with police. Mandviwalla described the mass protests as a part of the democratic process. He said that the army had not been involved in quelling the unrest and that the sporadic violence had been condemned by all sections of society. "Whatever is happening in the country is part of the democratic process. Political workers of political parties do express anger over such incidents but it can certainly be termed as mass protests," he insisted. The senator also said that he would not try to prejudge the outcome of Khan’s case but had no doubt that the rule of law would prevail.
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Protests in Pakistan Unlikely to Trigger Change in Power - Senator
18:21 13.05.2023 (Updated: 18:22 13.05.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The mass protests that have gripped Pakistan in the wake of Imran Khan’s arrest this week will be short-lived and are part of the democratic process, the head of the Pakistan Senate’s finance and revenue committee told Sputnik, adding that he expects the change of government to take place through elections in October as planned.
On Friday, the former prime minister
was granted bail by Islamabad’s highest court. It came days after his surprise arrest over corruption charges set off deadly riots in parts of the country where the former cricket star has a large grassroots following, with crowds storming official buildings and military installations and setting cars on fire. At least 10 supporters of the ousted Pakistani prime minister were killed and hundreds others injured
in clashes with police.
"We have elections coming up in October and the change of government will take place through a democratic process," Saleem Mandviwalla said, adding that protests "will end soon."
Mandviwalla described the mass protests as a part of the democratic process. He said that the army had not been involved in quelling the unrest and that the sporadic violence had been condemned by all sections of society.
"Whatever is happening in the country is part of the democratic process. Political workers of political parties do express anger over such incidents but it can certainly be termed as mass protests," he insisted.
The senator also said that he would not try to prejudge the outcome of Khan’s case but had no doubt that the rule of law would prevail.
