In a major development, the Lahore Police has prepared a list of over 300 women linked to vandalism and arson at Jinnah House during the May 9th protests which erupted as a result of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest.
According to the reported details, the Lahore Police has finalized a list of over 300 women who were spotted inside and outside Jinnah House on May 9. The list was prepared with the help of technical and intelligence assistance.
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The arrests will be initiated after the approval of the Punjab caretaker government. A meeting in this regard is also scheduled to take place with CM Mohsin Naqvi in the chair, later in the day.
Lahore police seems committed to arresting even more women instead of releasing them. @MohsinnaqviC42 has given the go ahead for the arrests of 300 more women "involved" in protests on the 9th of May.
— Meher Bano Qureshi (@MeherBanoQ) May 18, 2023
Imran Khan’s arrest had sparked intense political chaos in Pakistan. Clashes took place between protestors and the police authorities. State and military installations were also attacked.
In an unprecedented show of vandalism, protestors had attacked and caused damage to the historic Corps’ Commander’s House — originally known as Jinnah House and which once served as the residence of the founding father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah — hours after Imran Khan’s arrest.
Pictures and videos from the historic building showed that all the rooms, halls, drawing rooms, living rooms, walls, curtains, doors, wooden ceilings, and even the floor had been burnt by the protestors.
An FIR has been registered against leaders and activists of the PTI for attacking the historic Jinnah House in Lahore’s Cantonment area. The caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab also established a Joint Interrogation Team (JIT) to investigate the vandalism and arson in Jinnah House.
The Lahore police has also arrested 340 suspects who allegedly attacked the Corps Commander House (Jinnah House) in Lahore Cantt, looted valuables, misbehaved with the senior officer’s family members, and set the house on fire.
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