KARACHI: There are no clues to people detained over violence and vandalism after the arrest of PTI chairman Imran Khan on May 9.
A human rights activist on Thursday demanded that the government should provide a list of all those detained to their families as the latter were still unaware of their whereabouts.
The arson attacks were condemned by both civil and military leaders, who decided to observe May 9 as “Black Day”. The army has also resolved to try the “rioters” under army laws — a decision which was endorsed by the National Security Committee.
Along with the criticism, the government has also launched an intense crackdown on those behind the violence, who it alleged mostly belong to the PTI. Prominent party leaders such as Shireen Mazari, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and Ali Haider Zaidi have been sent to jail under the Maintenance of Public Order.
On the other hand, Imran Khan has claimed that miscreants involved in the riots were “agencies men”, saying he had video evidence to prove it. However, the PTI chief is yet to share the evidence.
Raising concerns over the arrest of the “1,000s of citizens across the country”, lawyer Jibran Nasir said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif should disclose the number of women and juveniles detained so far.
“A list of all in custody must be made public with the current location of their detention as several families remain unaware of whereabouts,” he tweeted.
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