Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest pushed Pakistan on the edge this week, with thousands of his supporters targeting civilian and military installations in cities like Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore, and Rawalpindi.
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Imran Khan's supporters torched PM Shehbaz Sharif's house in Lahore. More than 500 miscreants attacked his residence and burnt vehicles parked there. They also threw petrol bombs inside his house.
The protesters also did not spare the oldest broadcasting network - Radio Pakistan. Supporters of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) set Radio Pakistan's Peshawar building on fire.
Not just government buildings, PTI supporters also targeted business entities in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad. The protesters burnt Audi's showroom in Lahore. Audi said its showroom has been subjected to 'severe destruction'.
Imran's supporters, who believe the military's hand behind the current crisis, stormed Pakistan Army's headquarters in Rawalpindi. They also set a dummy aircraft on fire and attacked a corp commander's house in Lahore.
PTI workers blocked the roads and set police barricades on fire. They broke windows and damaged public transport buses and set on fire a waterboard vehicle in the Golimar area in Karachi.
Pakistan's Punjab Police have booked former Imran Khan and 1,500 of his party workers for attacking and setting on fire a top army officer's house in Lahore.
Amid the political crisis, the Pakistan rupee slipped to an all-time low against the dollar, falling by over 3 per cent on Thursday. The PKR plunged to Rs 299 per dollar, Rs.8.78 down from Wednesday's close of Rs 290.22.
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Imran Khan's release and asked him to approach High Court. But Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said: "If he gets bail from the HC, we will wait...and arrest him again."