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.
خان کی پارٹی اس وقت گرم پانیوں میں پڑ گئی جب مبینہ طور پر پارٹی سے تعلق رکھنے والے مظاہرین نے 9 مئی کو القادر کرپشن کیس میں خان کی گرفتاری کے بعد سول اور ملٹری املاک پر حملہ کیا۔
حکومتی وزراء بارہا کہہ چکے ہیں کہ کوئی نئی فوجی عدالتیں قائم نہیں کی جائیں گی اور مشتبہ افراد کا مقدمہ ان ’’خصوصی قائمہ عدالتوں‘‘ میں چلایا جائے گا جو پہلے سے آرمی ایکٹ کے تحت کام کر رہی ہیں۔
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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