10 Killed, over 1,750 Injured in Protestors-Police Clashes in Pakistan
Xinhua,
Published 2023 May 12 Friday
ISLAMABAD : At least 10 people have been killed and over 1,750 others injured in Pakistan's clashes between protestors and police since Tuesday following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, hospital and police officials sources told Xinhua on Thursday.
Multiple sources from police and hospitals, on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that all the deceased are civilians, and the injured include 1,393 civilians and 357 policemen.
The clashes erupted after workers of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party thronged to the streets following his arrest.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) detained Khan on Tuesday under alleged charges of corruption and corrupt practices from the premises of the Islamabad High Court when he was presented there for the hearing of some other cases against him.
The country's federal government has deployed the army in the capital Islamabad and the major cities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces to stop protestors and ensure law and order.
