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India-Pakistan
Women involved in attacks on military installations to be arrested at all costs: Punjab CM
2023-05-21
[GEO.TV] Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

Interim Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday announced that the women involved in the May 9 attacks on the military installations will be arrested at all costs.

The violent mostly peaceful protests were triggered soon after Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) Chairman Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders...
was arrested by the Rangers personnel and sent to jail in the £190 million al-Qadir Trust case — acting on National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) warrant on May 9.

At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others sustained injuries during the days-long protests with internet services also remaining suspended for over 72 hours across the country.

In their bid to demand Khan’s release, the enraged mob attacked sensitive national institutions and buildings — including the General Headquarters (GHQ) and Corps Commander House (Jinnah House) — on May 9. The protesters also desecrated the deaders’ monument and set Radio Pakistain’s building on fire.

To investigate attacks on civil and military properties, the Punjab government on May 13 decided to constitute a joint investigation team (JIT).

In a strong reaction, the military's top brass vowed on May 15 to try protesters and their abettors under relevant laws, including the Pakistain Army Act and the Official Secrets Act and dubbed May 9 as "Black Day".

According to a spokesperson of Punjab CM, over 500 women are wanted in 138 cases filed in connection with the violent mostly peaceful protests. He maintained that the government would show leniency if the women present inside or outside the Jinnah House surrender themselves voluntarily.

"The women involved in attacks on the military installations do not deserve any leniency," the spokesperson said, quoting the interim chief minister.

Naqvi, however, refrained male coppers from taking any woman suspect into custody and directed them to ensure the presence of lady police officials during the raids.

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