Authorities of number of regions of Pakistan called on army to ensure security in country

Against the backdrop of protests that flashed in Pakistan due to the arrest of the former Prime Minister of Imran Khan, the authorities of a number of regions of the country called for the army to ensure security.

According to the Pakistani media, during protests in the city of Peshavar, four people were killed, another 27 Pakistanis were injured.

In general, 5 Pakistanis were killed in protests throughout the country from May 9, more than 40 people were injured.

Against the backdrop of an aggravation of the situation of the authorities of such Pakistani provinces as Haiber Pakhtunhwi, Belujistan and Penjab called on the army to ensure security. At the same time, the Federal Ministry of the Interior approved the requests of these three provinces.

In the whole country, Internet services were suspended, access to social networks such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

were blocked.

At the moment, 945 protesters have been detained in the province of Punjab. In addition, 130 police officers were injured, 25 police vehicles were set on fire and 14 government buildings were damaged.

The number of demonstrators detained in Pakistan since May 9 exceeded 1200 people.

In June last year, the coalition government reported that Khan and his wife bought land for billions of rupees from a large Pakistani real estate Malik Riaz for the construction of an educational institution.

In turn, the National Accountable Bureau (NAB) accused the Khan government of a waste of funds from a budget worth more than 239 million dollars in connection with the conclusion of a transaction with RIAZ.