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Pakistan on Tuesday suspended mobile internet across the country as violent protests erupted across several cities following the dramatic arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan outside the Islamabad High Court. Furthermore, Netblocks, an organization that tracks internet outages, said access to Twitter, Facebook and Youtube was restricted across Pakistan, a report in Dawn said.
The development comes in the form of thousands of supporters of Imran Khan held nationwide protests and blocked streets demanding the release of the PTI chairman.
Absolute mayhem prevailed on the streets of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, and Mardan as protesters resorted to stone pelting on houses, offices and vehicles, burning banners and tires and blocking roads.
A section of protesters also stormed the Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi and set on fire the Corps Commander’s residence in Lahore.
The agitators smashed the main gate of the army’s headquarters in Rawalpindi even as troops exercised restraint and used tear gas to disperse the mob. The protesters also chanted slogans against the establishment.
In Lahore, a large number of PTI activists stormed into the Corps Commander Lahore residence and smashed the gate and window panes. They later set the building on fire.
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