ISLAMABAD: National Assembly has passed a resolution demanding the trial of May 9 rioters involved in attacks on military and state installations without any delay and under the Pakistan Army Act 1952. The resolution was moved by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.
On May 9, PTI chief Imran Khan was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) with the help of Rangers at the Islamabad High Court in the Al Qadir Trust case. The development had sparked countrywide protests amid incidents of vandalism and violence.
During the protest, military installations, including the Lahore corps commander’s residence, and state properties were damaged across Pakistan.
The resolution passed in the NA today claimed that “a political party and its chairman” broke the law and Constitution on May 9 and “orchestrated” attacks on military installations.
“The actions of this party and its chief caused damage, that cannot by compensated, to the state institutions and its evidence is present. Therefore, actions must be taken against them according to the law and Constitution without even a day’s delay,” it read.
The resolution alleged that the “burden of these anti-state actions” conducted by the party was not being taken by its own members and they were distancing themselves from it. “This proves that the agenda of this party and its chairman is against the state,” it added.
“Therefore, an inquiry should be initiated without any delay against all the people involved in these incidents and they should be punished under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952,” the resolution added.
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