The ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called in the army to quell unrest triggered by Khan's arrest on Tuesday and warned protesters against further attacks on state installations. At least six people died in two days of violent protests in Pakistani cities, including a person who died from smoke inhalation after a building was set on fire in Lahore.
In a late-night televised address to the nation, Sharif said there was evidence against Khan in the so-called Al-Qadir Trust case related to alleged money laundering. He said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is conducting the investigation in this case on the basis of evidence and questioned how Khan's cabinet was kept "completely in the dark" about the issue.
Sharif alleged Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party committed the "unforgivable crime" of enmity against the state through their protests after the former premier's arrest. "Terrorists" and "enemies of the state" should immediately stop their "anti-state activities and miscreants will be dealt with an iron hand and given exemplary punishment, Sharif said.
Khan, 70, who has mounted an unprecedented campaign against the powerful military after he was ousted in a parliamentary vote of confidence in April 2022, was arrested by NAB, an anti-graft body, with help from the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers, a force led by army officers.
This story is from the May 11, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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