Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the chances were that former prime minister Imran Khan could be tried in a military court for his alleged involvement in the May 9 incidents in which military court awaits and state installations were attac ked by his party workers, according to a media report on Sunday. Khan, 70, could stand trial in a military court if evidence of his involvement in the May 9 violence surfaced in the coming days, Asif was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune newspaper.
Khan’s party found itself in hot waters when protesters allegedly belonging to the party attacked civil and military properties on May 9 following the arrest of Khan in the Al-Qadir corruption case.
The government ministers have repeatedly said that no new military courts would be established and the suspects would be tried in the “special standing courts” that were already functioning under the Army Act.
The nation’s top court ruled on Wednesday to proceed with the accusations against more than a hundred followers of former prime minister Imran Khan. The supporters are accused of damaging military posts during the violent protests that followed Khan’s detention in May.
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