Since Imran Khan, a former prime minister, was detained on May 9, there has been turmoil in Pakistan. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a former foreign minister and close ally of Imran Khan, was detained by police on Thursday in the midst of a deteriorating crisis and political unrest in Pakistan.
Imran Khan was previously detained by the anti-corruption organization for eight days on remand by a special court on Wednesday. The army has been stationed in three provinces besides the capital, Islamabad, where protests are still taking place.
Over 1,650 protesters have been detained by the Punjab Police for vandalizing public and private property throughout the province.
On Wednesday, supporters of Imran Khan stormed Shahbaz Sharif‘s home in Lahore. The Prime Minister’s mansion in Model Town Lahore was attacked by approximately 500 miscreants from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party early on Wednesday, according to the police, who then set fire to parked cars there.