Imran Khan arrest: UN chief urges Pakistan authorities to respect rule of regulation

By Press Trust of India: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday took “note” of the ongoing protests in Pakistan following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, urging authorities to respect due process and calling for all parties to refrain from violence.

Guterres urged authorities in Pakistan to respect due process and the rule of law in proceedings brought against the country’s former prime minister, a statement issued by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said here on Wednesday.

The statement said that Guterres “takes note” of the persevering with protests which have erupted following Khan’s arrest on Tuesday in Islamabad.

Guterres calls “for all parties to refrain from violence. He stresses the need to respect the right to peaceful assembly”.

Violent clashes between Imran Khan’s supporters and security forces have left not lower than seven people lifeless and virtually 300 injured all through Pakistan because the army was deployed inside the nation’s capital Islamabad, along with in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces on Wednesday to maintain up regulation and order.

Khan was taken into custody by the paramilitary Rangers on Tuesday on the orders of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from the premises of the Islamabad High Court the place he received right here to attend a corruption case listening to.

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