Pakistan PM orders those involved in violence tracked down and arrested


  • World
  • Saturday, 13 May 2023

FILE PHOTO: Leader of the opposition Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, brother of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, gestures as he speaks to the media at the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday gave authorities 72 hours to identify and arrest all those involved in violent acts after former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest this week sparked deadly unrest.

Sharif said the cases would be tried by anti-terrorism courts.

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