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“Kaha tha Imran Khan ko na chhedna.” If there’s a single slogan that captures the “profound crisis” of the Pakistani state, it is this, said Avinash Paliwal in The Indian Express (Delhi): “We told you, don’t touch Imran Khan.”

People were seen burning and attacking police, gov’t buildings, official and public vehicles, and military assets.

Pakistan's civilian and military leaders on Tuesday said that rioters and their backers who attacked state assets and military installations to protest the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan will be tried under army laws.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday accused the "agencies men" for arson and shooting in some areas during the May 9 violent protests and said that it was blamed on his party to justify the current crackdown by Shehbaz Sharif government.

Protest by pro-gov’t supporters outside Supreme Court and parliament resolution against top judge escalate the tensions.

Former prime minister steps up attacks on Pakistan’s military leaders as ministers plan to rearrest him

Created by military dictator late General Pervez Musharraf and currently headed by a retired general, Pakistan's powerful anti-graft agency that arrested former prime minister Imran Khan in a land fraud case has a mandate to end corruption in the country.

Pakistan’s leaders are busy fighting each other instead of addressing the several crises such as the battered economy and terror attacks

Court orders immediate release of former prime minister who was arrested in Islamabad this week

Somehow resembling the chaotic street politics of the last few months, the dramatic arrest of Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan by paramilitary unit Pakistan Rangers on the premises of the Islamabad High Court on May 9, and the ensuing unrest, mark an expected escalation that may test the nerves of power…

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