The tolerance and restraint shown by the Pakistan Army and security forces was taken for granted by the senior PTI leaders who continued provoking supporters for further attacks on the state institutions and even civilians, The HeadQuarters News sources
Even though highly trained fully armed army personnel were present for the security of the corps commander’s residence and cantonment premises but the Pakistan Armed Forces intentionally showed highest level of restraint and did not show any resistance to these protesters so as to avoid any harm to the civilians and these protestors. The PTI activists also broke the security cameras installed at the checkposts while setting several vehicles on fire at Cantt Chowk.
ISLAMABAD 10 May, 2023 (The HQ News) – as pre-planned political unrest is spread in many cities of Pakistan since yesterday by the senior PTI leaders by provoking the workers and supporters to attack state, Pakistan Army and police force assets and personnel “after the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Mr. Imran Khan in an alleged corruption case of Rs. 60 Billion” – the government was forced to call Pakistan Army in the federal capital Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab and Balochistan to control the violence, save the lives and property of civilians and the state organizations.
The Section 144 to maintain law and order which was already in force in the capital Islamabad is also imposed by the province of Sindh after yesterday’s unrest created by PTI workers in Karachi and some other strongholds of PTI.
Police have arrested several senior leaders of PTI including its Vice Chairman Mr. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Secretary General Asad Omer and others during the day today for instigating the workers for violence against the state and its citizens. Hundreds of PTI supporters and workers having taken law in hands and creating law and order situation have been arrested too after the initial restraint shown by the authorities with the view that their anger will cool down.
Audios of mobile phone calls of several PTI 2nd tier leaders provoking the workers for violence and celebrating the attacks on state institutions, armed forces and even happy over the deaths of workers and civilians have been taped by authorities as per sources and action in this respect for arresting them and taking legal actions are underway.
Earlier in Peshawar four bullet-riddled bodies were received by the emergency room doctors, a spokesperson for Lady Reading Hospital (LHR), while as many as 27 others were under treatment for traumatic injuries related to agitation.
In Punjab more than 130 police officials and law enforcement personnel were “seriously injured” during the operations to create law and order and stop the violent PTI workers from the anarchy created by them.
The Mobile data services (internet only) are shut for the second day while social media including Twitter, YouTube and Facebook were disrupted, as law enforcement authorities are trying to restore peace and simultaneously disrupting the communication networks of the groups interactions provoking the political workers for violence.
The government alleges that: “PTI workers have resorted to attacks on important state buildings, damaging private and public vehicles (even poor civilians motor cycles) and blocked roads while pelting stones madly without seeing that the poor civilians are becoming the target of their violence”, “this can’t be tolerated, the law will take its course,” “these violent attacks were not the outcome of any public outpouring, they were planned by the PTI rank and file.”
Punjab the first Province to seek Pakistan Army Aid to maintain Law and Order
Punjab was the first province to have requested the aid of Pakistan Army today in response to which earlier in the day the Ministry of Interior had approved the Punjab government’s request for assistance by sanctioning ten companies of troops, saying: “The army would be working alongside district administration to restore law, order and peace”.
The order issued by the Federal Ministry of Interior stated: “Pursuant to the request made by the Home Department Government of Punjab, vide their letter No.SO(IS-II)3-15/2023 (Security) (1) Dated 9 May 2023, the federal government in excise of powers conferred under article 245 of the constitution and Section 4 (3) (ii) of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, (to discharge such functions as specified in the said act), is pleased to authorise the deployment of Pakistan Army troops/assets for maintaining law and order situations across the Punjab province in aid of civil power.”
The exact number of troops/assets, date and area of deployment will be worked out by the provincial government in consultation with the MO Dte, GHQ, it added.
“The date of the de-requisition of said deployment will be decided subsequently after mutual consultation between both stakeholders,” the notification said.
Thousands of violent PTI workers arrested for anarchy as per sources:
Thousands of violent PTI workers are being arrested for creating anarchy by the Punjab Police KP Police and the Federal Capital Islamabad Police after verification from CCTV footages obtained from the advanced Security Cameras installed in the cities and on spot and further lists of those involved are being made and attempts to arrest them are in process by the police and law enforcement authorities as per sources.
The Majority violent PTI workers are booked in cases on charges of of damaging public and private properties, vehicles, metro buses, government ambulances, police vehicles, blocking roads, disruption of law and order, arson, stone pelting, vandalism and attacks on the police have also been registered.
PTI slams government for calling in army:
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and its other senior leaders had earlier in the day slammed the federal government and the provincial governments and questioned army deployment in Punjab, and disassociated themselves from the violent acts and anarchy as been continued since the arrest of Imran Khan (PTI Chairman).
Shah Mehmood Qureshi prior to be arrested tweeted : “We have serious concerns about threats to the life of chairman Imran Khan. Our leader is in the custody of those who threatened him. Secondly, till yesterday, the army was very busy and was not available for the elections, but what has happened that the army has been deployed in Punjab and KP today? The nation is not stupid”.
Al-Qadir Trust (60 Billion Rupees Corruption allegation) case – Court grants NAB 8-day physical remand of Imran Khan:
PTI Chairman who was twice given the thorough medical checkup by two separate medical boards yesterday in the National Accountability Authority (NAB) was presented before the Accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir today where the court against the demand of a 14 day physical remand granted eight-day physical remand of PTI Chief Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir University Trust case.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan indicted in Toshakhana case:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was further today indicted in Toshakhana case after being presented before the Accountability Court.
The case was already fixed before the Additional Session Judge Humayun Dilawar of Islamabad District Courts, who heard the case and indicted Imran Khan in the case. Imran Khan denied the charges leveled against him in the indictment.
Police waiting outside Supreme Court of Pakistan to arrest Fawad Chaudhry the former MNA of PTI from Jhelum, Punjab:
Fawad Chaudhry arrest orders issued and Police waiting outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan since hours for him to come outside so they may arrest him.
Pakistan Army showed great restraint and tolerance during PTI workers attacks on its assets, corps commander’s residence and the cantonment:
Yesterday (on Tuesday) hours after Imran Khan’s arrest in the alleged corruption case arrest by NAB through the Rangers personnel in Islamabad from the Islamabad High Court premises – in an appalling incident of vandalism never witnessed before in Pakistan’s political history, the historic corps commander’s house in Lahore which also served as residence of the founding father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was attacked by PTI supporters/workers.
The violent protesters entered the corps commander’s residence, also known as Jinnah House, ransacked the building, destroyed the furniture, damaged other fixtures and later set it on fire. Columns of smoke rising from the building could be seen from a distance. Per sources neither the corps commander nor any member of his family were present when the incident took place.
Even though highly trained fully armed army personnel were present for the security of the corps commander’s residence and cantonment premises but the Armed Forces intentionally showed highest level of restraint and did not show any resistance to these protesters so as to avoid any harm to the civilians and these protestors. The PTI activists also broke the security cameras installed at the checkposts while setting several vehicles on fire at Cantt Chowk.
The tolerance and restraint shown by the Pakistan Army was taken for granted by the senior PTI leaders who continued provoking workers for further attacks on the state institutions and even civilians on roads and markets creating severe law and order situation.