Posted on 05/09/2023 11:23:01 AM PDT by Nextrush
Protests erupted across Pakistan after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested during a court appearance in Islamabad...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, who travelled from Lahore to Islamabad, was arrested after the Rangers broke open the glass window and arrested him after beating lawyers and Khan's security staff.
The arrest of the 70-year old PTI chairman comes a day after the powerful army accused him of levelling baseless allegations against a senior officer of the spy agency ISI.
Top updates on Imran Khan's arrest:
1. At least one person was reported killed in clashes between protesters and the military in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province with another five people wounded there...
2 Pakistan's telecommunications authority said regulators blocked social media, including Twitter, and internet service was suspended...
3. About 4,000 of Khan's supporters stormed the official residence of the top regional commander in Lahore...
4, Protesters also smashed the main gate of the Pakistan Army's headquarters in the garrison city fo Rawalpindi...
(Excerpt) Read more at hindustantimes.com ...
Pakistan is Wakistan as the former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by tactical police units today outside a court in Islamabad.
The internet shut down, his supporters protesting and things getting burned and attacked.
Ahhh, the beauty of nuclear weapons in the hands of third-world whack-jobs. Keeps life interesting.
This kind of event used to seem so foreign and exotic to me.
Now, I can easily picture it coming here, and soon
We have nuclear weapons in the hands of folks who steal elections.
Think about it.
I got it. If I pretend it doesn't exist it won't hurt me....
Khan was arrested for corruption, which is entirely believable. The military and High Court support this move. Massive riots coming soon. However, it will be cricket bats vs whatever small arms the army there uses.
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