Members of the Pakistani diaspora, chanting 'this terrorism has a uniform behind it', protest in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in Islamabad this week.
released on Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled his arrest was illegalMr Khan is accused of using state funds to compensate a real estate tycoon, Malik Riaz, for land that would be used to build a new university called Al-Qadir. He has denied any wrongdoing.
The corruption cases against Mr Khan are two of more than 100 cases registered against him since his ouster in April 2022.Pakistan's government called in the army during the week to help end the unrest, warning protesters against any further attacks on state installations. "Such scenes were never seen by the people of Pakistan," Mr Sharif said, following a cabinet meeting.Protesters had stormed military buildings, ransacked the residence of a top army general in the eastern city of Lahore, and set ablaze state buildings and assets in other places
Tensions remained high in the nuclear-armed nation on Thursday with paramilitary troops and police on the streets in major cities.
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