Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters protesting the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan stormed the office of Radio Pakistan Peshawar, country’s oldest broadcasting station.
PTI chairman Imran Khan was arrested yesterday by Rangers in a corruption case.
According to a statement by Tahir Hussain, the director general of Radio Pakistan, the PTI supporters broke into the Radio Pakistan Peshawar office. He added that the protesters entered the newsroom and radio audio room and set fire to the furniture inside.
They also attacked the staff at the office, Hussain said.
In videos circulating on social media, the Radio Pakistan office could be seen engulfed by fire.
UPDATE: Flames can be seen now from the Radio Pakistan building which is now engulfed by fire. The record room and other equipment burnt to ashes. Several people in the vicinity are now complaining about breathing problems due the to the tear gas and smoke. https://t.co/wDgyCiE4nZ pic.twitter.com/zJ873KW3AA
— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) May 10, 2023
Meanwhile, PTI protests intensified across the country with them especially turning violent in Peshawar where four deaths have been reported so far.
Punjab and Khyber Pakhuntkhwa governments have requested the deployment of army to maintain “law and order situation”.
PTI leaders have also distanced themselves from violent protests across the country.
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