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May 9 Riots
Part of 2022–2023 Pakistan political unrest, 2023 Pakistani protests and Arrest of Imran Khan
Date
9 May 2023 (2023-05-09)
Location
General Headquarters, Pakistan. Corps Commander House, Lahore
Goals
Release of Imran Khan
Methods
Protests, acts of vandalism, arson
Parties
PTI's supporters and protesters
Government of Pakistan
Lead figures
No centralised leadership
Rana Sanaullah Mohsin Naqvi Azam Khan Murad Ali Abdul Qudus
Casualties
Death(s)
8[1]
Arrested
Over 3,200
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2023 series of violent incidents in Pakistan
The May 9 riots (Urdu: نو مئی فسادات) were a series of clashes that took place on 9 May 2023, in Pakistan. Following the illegal[2][3][4][5] arrest of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court without an arrest warrant, demonstrations held by PTI's supporters descended into riots. There was damage done to government and military facilities by the military itself to frame Imran Khan.[citation needed] As a result of the protests fast becoming violent and engaging law enforcement. The government responded with a mobile internet blockade and a crackdown against PTI leaders, workers, and supporters, as well as those perceived to be allied to the party's cause within the media and legal fraternity. Trials of civilians within military courts were also initiated and are being challenged in the country's Supreme Court. The PTI alleges that the incidents of 9 May were a false flag operation designed by the military establishment to disintegrate the party and frame Imran Khan.
^Ali, Malik Asad | Manzoor (2023-05-11). "Eight killed in clashes as Imran lands in NAB custody". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
^Saifi, Sophia (2023-05-11). "Arrest of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was illegal, top court rules". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
^Baloch, Shah Meer; Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (2023-05-11). "Pakistan supreme court rules arrest of Imran Khan was illegal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
^"Pakistan top court orders release of former PM Imran Khan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-10. The Supreme Court rules that Khan's arrest in a corruption case was illegal.
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