US reacts to chaos in Pakistan after Imran Khan's arrest
Islamabad: Following the detention of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday as he entered the Islamabad High Court for a hearing, Pakistan has seen massive protests and chaos. His supporters and members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been extremely outraged by the arrest, which has led to the burning of several army buildings and police vehicles.
Responding to Imran Khan's capture and the turmoil that followed, the US said it knows about what unfurled in Islamabad yet it doesn't have a situation on a political competitor or a party.
"We are aware of the arrest of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan," stated a spokesperson for the US State Department. The United States of America, as previously stated, does not oppose any political party or candidate. We demand that democratic ideals and the rule of law be upheld everywhere."
Earlier, during a joint press briefing, top diplomats from the United States and the United Kingdom urged Pakistan to uphold the "rule of law."
At a joint news conference in Washington, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated, "We just want to make sure that whatever happens in Pakistan is consistent with the rule of law, with the constitution."
James Cleverly, the UK's foreign secretary, emphasized, "We want to see that country's peaceful democracy." We need with see law and order complied to."
Imran Khan's Arrest Is Illegal In the meantime, the Islamabad High Court ruled that the arrest of Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan and leader of the PTI, was legal. After a request to declare Imran Khan's arrest illegal, the court made its decision. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) issued a warrant for Imran Khan's arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
A NAB investigation into a settlement between the PTI government and a property tycoon, which reportedly resulted in a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer, currently involves the former prime minister, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other PTI leaders.
The Pakistan Telecom Authority affirmed that it had suspended versatile broadband the nation over on the inside service's guidelines. According to Netblocks, a company that monitors internet outages, the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan restricted access to Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube throughout Pakistan.