Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists and supporters in many parts of the country headed to the army installations as law and order situation continued to deteriorate following arrest of Imran Khan.
Videos emerged on social media soon after ex-PM and PTI Chairman Imran Khan was arrested outside Islamabad High Court (IHC) earlier today.
The clips showed charged PTI activists chanting slogans against the government as well as Pakistan Army.
The baton-wielding demonstrators reached inside General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi.
PROTESTS GROW AS VEHICLES IN PAKISTAN ARE SET ON FIRE AFTER IMRAN KHAN ARREST. pic.twitter.com/NDq9CoOhwA
— SHAHEEN SEHBAI (@SSEHBAI1) May 9, 2023
In other videos, they could be seen vandalising the army properties in different cities of the country including Lahore and Karachi.
#EXCLUSIVE: In another video of corps commanders #Lahore house, #PTI protestors seen burning furniture of corps commander house. pic.twitter.com/MTj1RlM2CC
— Asad Ali Toor (@AsadAToor) May 9, 2023
The police fired tear gas shells to disperse the demonstrators but to no avail as the law enforcers retreated.
Pakistani Army was next to Prophet in Pakistan but it has brought its down fall. Imran Khan supporters attacking army headquarters. pic.twitter.com/y7FcwoYYko
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) May 9, 2023
