The news of the arrest of Imran Khan broke out, after he was taken away from court by the Pakistan’s security forces yesterday. Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has attended a hearing in court in Islamabad, a day after security forces removed him from the court, sparking large-scale and violent protests throughout the nation.
The former Prime minister’s 14 days’ detention request would be decided upon by the judge, thus the judge is expected to grant the authorities requests to detain Khan for two weeks. Lawyer and media personality, Saad Rasool claims that Imran Khan’s court arrest has “lay bare” anger among Pakistani people against “status quo force.”
“However, the general impression among the people is that, Khan was made to appear in the Islamabad High Court, in order to create an opportunity to arrest him. And under this impression, many are alleging collusion between members of government and state institutions, especially the court,” Rasool said.
The accountability court in charge of hearing Khan’s care, has withheld its verdict whether to grant the request of the authorities. The verdict of the judge would be delivered later.
The arrest of Imran khan has had some immersed consequences on the Pakistan economy, as the Pakistan ruppie fell by 1.3% to a record low of 288.5 against the U.S dollar. Statistics show that, the 2024 issue of Pakistan’s international bonds dipped 0.4% on the dollar.
From 49% on the dollar for shorter-dated maturities, to around 33 cents on the dollar for longer-dated ones, bonds transacted at an extremely low levels. In order to support civil power, the Interior Ministry has requested the army’s help in keeping Punjab’s eastern province law and order.
The provincial government will determine the specifics of the deployment, and the army will carry out its responsibilities in accordance with the law, according to a ministry order. The directive said, the date of the deployment’s de-requisitioning “will be determined subsequently after mutual consultation among stakeholders.”
Following the deployment of soldiers to Punjab to quell the protests, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s administration and Balochistan have also requested troops to help put an end to protests. The government announced that, the provincial government asked the armed forces to support civil power in accordance with the nation’s constitution “in view of the prevailing law and order circumstances.”
In a more developing news, Imran Khan has been charged with illegally selling official goods while serving as prime minister from 2018 and 22.
A Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) member, filed the lawsuit in August, alleging that Khan had purchased gifts from the state gift repository, popularly known as Toshakhana, but had failed to reveal the assets in statements made to the commission. The opposition leader was barred from serving in parliament after being found guilty of “corrupt practices” by Pakistan’s election commission (ECP) in October. Imran Khan has denied the allegations, and claimed all that he’s going through, are politically motivated.
Violence has spread through the cities. The supporters of Imran Khan have resorted to violence to ventilate their anger and dislike towards the treatment given to the former Prime Minister. A radio station building has been attacked by unknown protesters.
Tahir Hussein, who happens to be the director of Radio Pakistan, said that, “a large number of people attacked the building as the broke down the entrance of the office in an attempt to enter.” “Afterwards, the building was set on fire,” Hussein disclosed.
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