Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan calls for nationwide protests FMTNews FMTWorld
Police officers fire tear gas to disperse supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday.
Enraged by the arrest, supporters set fire to government buildings, blocked roads and damaged property belonging to the military, which they blame for Khan’s downfall. For months, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party leader has waged a campaign of defiance against the military. “The army chief’s actions have made our military bad. It is because of him, not because of me,” Khan said from his home in Lahore, although it was unclear whether he meant the serving chief, or his predecessor, whom Khan has held responsible for his ouster.But Khan distanced himself from the attacks against the military’s installations at the protests, denying his party workers were involved and calling for an independent investigation into the violence.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the head of a shaky coalition, yesterday warned that those involved in “facilitating, abetting and perpetrating” the violence should be arrested within 72 hours. Independent analysts say he was brought to power with the support of the military, before falling out with the generals.
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