At least eight people were killed and about 290 injured Pakistanin the framework of Protests against the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Janaccused of corruption. More than 1,900 people were arrested, including Fawad Chaudhry, vice-president of the opposition party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI). The general secretary of the PTI was also detained.
The party also condemned the arrest of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister and current vice-president of the PTI, who was transferred to an “undisclosed location”. They shared a video of the politician speaking to the camera called for the continuation of peaceful protests and “seeking justice and obeying the law”.
As a result of the fierce fighting, the Government this Wednesday ordered the deployment of the Army to the capital, Islamabad, and other towns in the northwest of the country that are hotspots for demonstrations.
Jan was removed from office in October 2022 with a motion of no confidence in Parliament, which was approved after the Supreme Court overturned the then-Prime Minister’s decision to dissolve Parliament and call snap elections, after the legislature’s Presidency refused to vote. first example. In November, the former prime minister was shot and injured after being shot during a protest against the new government led by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Now in custody as authorities investigating his involvement in a corruption case Obtained from Pakistani businessman Malik Riaz allegedly delivering land to Al Qadir University in exchange for the return of some money seized in the United Kingdom. Both he and his wife, Bushra Bibi, are accused of being behind the embezzlement of 50,000 million rupees (about 157 million euros) following a deal with a billionaire.