Violent Protests After Arrest of Former Pakistan Prime Minister... Government Shuts Down Communications Network

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was abruptly arrested on corruption charges on the 9th (local time), sparking violent protests across Pakistan.

Major foreign media outlets, including the AP News, reported that after Khan's arrest on corruption charges, crowds supporting the former prime minister took to the streets in protest across virtually the entire country, including major cities in Pakistan.

Protests erupted in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, after Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was arrested on corruption charges on the 9th (local time).
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Protesters set police cars on fire and occupied major roads in various locations. In particular, in Lahore, about 4,000 supporters of former Prime Minister Khan stormed the residence of the military commander.

As the protests intensified, at least one person was killed and five were injured in clashes between protesters and the military in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, while 15 people were injured in Karachi and Peshawar, according to AP News.

The Pakistani government cut off communication networks in major cities including Islamabad to suppress the violence, and private schools decided to close on the 10th.

Former Prime Minister Khan, a former cricket star, was ousted by a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April last year for failing to revive the economy hit by COVID-19 and for not fulfilling his anti-corruption promises.

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