Pakistan’s political crisis threatened to spiral out of control on Wednesday, a day after the arrest of opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan, as two provinces requested military support against protesters amid reports of several deaths.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Khan, who appeared before a judge in Islamabad over corruption charges on Wednesday, will be held for at least eight days, authorities said, quashing hopes among his supporters for a quick release and raising the likelihood of more clashes over the next days.
Tensions appeared to run particularly high in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its regional capital, Peshawar. Officials there said protesters targeted buildings and equipment of the country’s public broadcaster, attacked army checkpoints and set fire outside the headquarters of a paramilitary force.Members of Khan’s party accused law enforcement officers of opening fire on protesters, wounding at least four of them in Peshawar.
It was unclear who had shot at the protesters. The caretaker provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which did not immediately address the claims from Khan’s party, confirmed that it had called in the military to restore order. Earlier in the day, the regional government of Punjab agreed on similar measures.It was not immediately clear Wednesday whether the military had already been deployed in response to the requests or was still awaiting orders.
In many places, protests appeared uncoordinated and unpredictable. Pakistan’s GEO television network reported that internet service, which has been severely disrupted since Tuesday evening in an apparent attempt to prevent protest marches, will remain suspended for an indefinite period on orders of the Interior Ministry.
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