At least eight people were killed, and up to 290 were injured in ongoing clashes with law enforcement officers across the nation following the arrest of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Dawn reported on Thursday.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters held a protest outside Pakistan Embassy in Washington against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest. The protesters called for the release of Imran Khan and even raised slogans against Chief Justice and army generals.
The ISPR in a statement issued in Urdu on Wednesday referred to the protests that were held after the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The ISPR said that the protests particularly targeted army property and installations.
Geo News cited sources to report that Judge Muhammad Bashir presided over the hearing where the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) requested the court for a 14-day physical detention of Khan, in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case.
The Amnesty International statement comes after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Tuesday suspended mobile broadband services across the nation after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest.
Asserting that ongoing nationwide protests will continue until the release of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has instructed the party leaders, workers and supporters to gather at the Islamabad Judicial Complex at 8 am on Wednesday.
Reacting to the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the United States does not have a stance on one political candidate or party and called for respect for democratic principles.
Pakistan, a country often referred to as a "failed state", is now looking at a stark future with financial crisis and political instability after the arrest of ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan today outside the Islamabad High Court.
Mufti Mohammad Saeed made the testimony before Senior Civil Judge Nasrum Minallah during the hearing of a petition seeking legal action against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman for marrying his current wife Bushra Bibi while she was reportedly on Iddat.
The PTI chief, in the petitions filed in the IHC on Monday, sought protective bail in seven cases registered against him at Golra, Bara Kahu, Ramna, Khanna, and CTD police stations.