After Imran Khan, three senior members of his party, including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister of Pakistan, were arrested.
Publish dateThursday 11 May 2023 - 11:13
Story Code : 269850
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): While the Pakistani government deployed the army to help end the deadly unrest following the arrest of Imran Khan, the country's officials Thursday (May 10) a senior leader of Prime Minister Imran Khan's party. The former was arrested.
According to the statement published on Twitter, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who served as foreign minister in Imran Khan's cabinet during his four years as prime minister, was arrested at night.
According to Reuters, Asad Omar and Fawad Chaudhry, two other leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, were also arrested on Wednesday.
The violence stemming from the arrest of Tuesday Khan by the country's anti-graft agency has exacerbated instability in the country of 220 million people, which has been struggling with a severe economic crisis and delayed International Monetary Fund aid since November.
Protesters stormed military buildings and ransacked the residence of a senior army general in the eastern city of Lahore. Other government buildings were also attacked and set on fire by protesters. At least five people have died in these violence.
The federal government of Pakistan on Wednesday agreed to the request of the two states of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, both of which are Khan's strongholds, and the federal capital Islamabad, to send troops to restore order. Police have arrested more than 1,300 people during the protests in Punjab, Khan's hometown.
Yesterday local Pakistani media reported that a court in this country accused Imran Khan of illegally selling government gifts.
The former prime minister of Pakistan, who is facing several legal cases, was arrested on Tuesday while attending a session of the Islamabad High Court to investigate allegations of corruption.
The police have been trying to arrest this politician for several months. He is accused of hiding the information about the received gifts and selling government valuables.
In April 2022, Imran Khan was removed from the prime ministership by a vote of no confidence in the Pakistani parliament. He called his removal from power illegal and part of the Western conspiracy.
According to the statement published on Twitter, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who served as foreign minister in Imran Khan's cabinet during his four years as prime minister, was arrested at night.
According to Reuters, Asad Omar and Fawad Chaudhry, two other leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, were also arrested on Wednesday.
The violence stemming from the arrest of Tuesday Khan by the country's anti-graft agency has exacerbated instability in the country of 220 million people, which has been struggling with a severe economic crisis and delayed International Monetary Fund aid since November.
Protesters stormed military buildings and ransacked the residence of a senior army general in the eastern city of Lahore. Other government buildings were also attacked and set on fire by protesters. At least five people have died in these violence.
The federal government of Pakistan on Wednesday agreed to the request of the two states of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, both of which are Khan's strongholds, and the federal capital Islamabad, to send troops to restore order. Police have arrested more than 1,300 people during the protests in Punjab, Khan's hometown.
Yesterday local Pakistani media reported that a court in this country accused Imran Khan of illegally selling government gifts.
The former prime minister of Pakistan, who is facing several legal cases, was arrested on Tuesday while attending a session of the Islamabad High Court to investigate allegations of corruption.
The police have been trying to arrest this politician for several months. He is accused of hiding the information about the received gifts and selling government valuables.
In April 2022, Imran Khan was removed from the prime ministership by a vote of no confidence in the Pakistani parliament. He called his removal from power illegal and part of the Western conspiracy.
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