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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): Two days of clashes in Zaman Park between ex-Pakistani prime minister and Pakistani Tehreek Independence Party (PTI) workers and its chairman Imran Khan’s supporters and law enforcement officers deepened the ongoing political and economic conflicts. A national crisis, national coverage.
The clashes erupted on Tuesday after police stormed Khan’s residence to arrest him to enforce a non-bailable arrest warrant issued by the Islamabad District Court in the Toshakhana case.
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The climax, which lasted nearly 24 hours, only added more confusion and uncertainty to the current structure of the two provincial councils and the fate of the general election.
Amid a severe economic crisis, the country’s political polarization has reached new heights. The policy confrontation between Imran Khan and the ruling coalition Pakistan Democratic Movement has now turned into a vendetta, The Nation reported.
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Meanwhile, Additional District and Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal reserved the previous sentence, ordering the authorities to arrest the former prime minister and bring him to court on March 18.
Law enforcement officers fired tear gas and party supporters threw Molotov cocktails, injuring dozens of people, including police officers and PTI workers, in the process. Legal action against Khan began after a parliamentary vote early last year ousted Khan. Since then, he has held protest rallies across the country calling for early elections, at one of which he was shot and wounded, The Nation reported.
According to Geo News, the written judgment against Imran Khan’s guilty plea stated, “[…] It is concluded that the application is unreasonable both in law and the fact that it is hereby dismissed”.
Gew News reported that the judgment referred to the applicant “praying to the satisfaction of this Court that the Order of March 13, 2023 may be revoked and the arrests suspended, in view of the undertakings he has given and the security he has provided.”
“Considering the police situation created by the applicant, he has lost some of his normal rights under procedural and substantive law, and because of his contempt of court procedure, he has had to surrender himself in court,” the judgment reads further, “The court has never Possibilities are appreciated, and are considered willful breaches.” (Arney)
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