The Pakistan armed forces on Wednesday said that May 9 will be remembered as a “black chapter” in history, in reference to the massive protests “targeting army property and installations” that took place following PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest a day earlier.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said “We will not allow anyone to take the law into their hands,” in a statement.
The military media wing said that Imran Khan was arrested from the Islamabad High Court “in line with the NAB statement and law”.
“Immediately after this arrest, attacks were perpetrated on the army’s properties and installations while anti-army slogans were raised.”
The ISPR said that on the one hand, “these miscreants evoke the nation’s emotions for achieving their limited and selfish objectives and on the other hand, they deceive people, continuing to highlight the army’s importance”.
“This is an example of hypocrisy,” it stated.
On Tuesday, thousands of PTI supporters and workers descended on the streets across the country following Imran Khan’s arrest and hundreds stormed the army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
Imran Khan’s supporters smashed the main gate of the army’s sprawling headquarters and chanted slogans against the establishment. The troops, however, exercised restraint.
In Lahore, during a demonstration in the Cantonment area, a large number of PTI workers stormed into the residence of the Corps Commander and smashed the gate and window-panes.
The PTI workers raised slogans against the ‘handlers’ of the PML-N led government in the military establishment.
