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In 2018, the PTI won the general election and formed the government in Pakistan. [2] In 2022, the PTI government was ousted from power in a no-confidence motion. [3] Imran Khan first held US responsible for derailment of his government but later he blamed military establishment for conspiring against him.
Imran Khan, the PTI leader and former Pakistani prime minister, was arrested by paramilitary troops on 9 May 2023.In response, PTI supporters and workers began to demonstrate against Khan's arrest in a number of cities, including in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, and Multan.
This is a list of violent incidents in Pakistan from 2006 to 2009. Violence increased in 2006, in part because the US/ NATO strategy from 2005 of attacking the Taliban in their stronghold in South Afghanistan (including Helmand ), lead to incidents on the Pakistani side of the border.
The incident led to a diplomatic furor and deterioration in Pakistan–United States relations. A major focus of the incident was the U.S. government's assertion that Davis was protected under the principle of diplomatic immunity due to his role as an "administrative and technical official" attached to the American consulate in Lahore. [4]
2014 – In Lahore incident, Punjab Police opened firing on protesters, killing 14 and injuring hundreds. 2015 – Two young brothers, Zeshan and Shakeel, were killed in police firing near the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi. Sources claim Zeshan and Shakeel were shot several times after failing to stop at a police checkpoint.
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... October 2009 Lahore attacks; December 2009 Lahore attacks; 2009 Lahore police academy attack; 2008 Lahore suicide ...
On 14 August 2021, Ayesha Akram, a social media celebrity, was sexually assaulted by a crowd at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] In a video recording of the incident that went viral days later, the crowd was seen picking up the woman, throwing her up in the air between them, tearing off her clothes, and assaulting and groping her.
14 March - Multiple casualties in a suicide bombing at a police checkpoint outside Lahore. [24] [25] [26] 17 March - Terrorists killed polio workers and a paramilitary Frontier Corps soldier in Mohmand Agency. [27] [28] 24 March - A hand grenade thrown at a spring festival in Dera Ismail Khan injured dozens of people. [29] [30]