International Desk: At least eight people were killed, as many as 290 were injured, and over 1,900 enraged protesters were rounded up in running battles with law enforcers across Pakistan on Wednesday, as an accountability court in Islamabad handed over the custody of their leader Imran Khan to NAB for eight days in connection with the Al Qadir Trust case, reports Dawn. <\/p>\n
The violent protests provoked by the PTI chairman\u2019s arrest entered the second day on Wednesday, as police and PTI supporters engaged in bloody clashes throughout the day that resulted in damage to several government installations, including police stations.<\/p>\n
Late in night, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry was arrested hours after central Secretary General Asad Umar taken into custody.<\/p>\n
In a bid to control the worsening situation, the government called in the military in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad. The deployment came a day after protesters stormed the residence of the corps commander in Lahore and tore down a gate of GHQ in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n
The attacks on army property prompted a harsh statement from its media wing, with its spokesperson calling out the \u2018hypocrisy\u2019 of a political group that used the public for its \u201climited and selfish\u201d interests.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, a police office in Islamabad, a police station in Lahore, Radio Pakistan\u2019s building in Peshawar, and Scouts Fort in Chakkdara, Lower Dir, were set on fire by the mob.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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