Haider Ali Butt, a political activist and lawyer in Lahore, said across the city there was a police crackdown on anyone associated with Khan’s party. Among them was PTI’s former human rights minister Shireen Mazari, who was re-arrested this week even though the Islamabad court had given her protection from arrest. Senior PTI leaders also continued to be detained en masse, accused of being involved in orchestrating the violence. “Those who broke into buildings and attacked or set sensitive places on fire will be tried in the military courts.” “There are 800 people we have arrested who will be tried in military courts and anti-terrorism courts,” said Mir. Mir said: “No one innocent has been arrested.” Using video and CCTV footage, as well as information gathered from WhatsApp groups, police had compiled a list of 25,000 people responsible and intended to arrest about 5,000 who were directly involved in attacks on government and military property, he said. He refuted Khan’s account that 7,000 people had been arrested in the operation and confirmed that 3,428 had been arrested so far. Only the courts are protecting human rights now.”Ġ3:01 Imran Khan: who is the man dividing Pakistan? – video explainerĪmir Mir, the information minister, said Khan was the “prime accused” in the violence. Speaking briefly to reporters during a court appearance on Friday, he said: “It seems as if all civil liberties and all fundamental rights are finished. Khan has alleged that the violence of 9 May was carried out by those working for the state and military agencies as a means of tarnishing PTI. PTI said police were given “full cooperation” and that the officers had left empty-handed. On Friday evening, a four-member delegation of the Punjab police arrived at Khan’s home with a warrant, and began carrying out a search in front of the media. The government has accused Khan of sheltering “30 to 40 terrorists” involved in the violence in his Lahore home. “Under the garb of identifying arsonists, fascist tactics have been employed by these criminals in power to silence and oppress PTI workers and supporters,” he said. On Friday, Sharif said he had directed law enforcement to leave no stone unturned in finding those responsible.īut Khan alleged that it was a thinly veiled excuse to launch a “reign of terror” upon members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) who were being rounded up across the country. The prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, described those who carried out the violence as “terrorists” and the powerful military establishment said that those responsible for the “heinous crimes” would be tried under military laws.
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