Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial (KPK) Government has approved the closure of all “politically motivated” cases registered in connection with the May 2023 violent incidents that erupted following the arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. The decision in connection with the cases registered on May 9 and 10, 2023 was taken during the provincial Government’s cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi late on Friday.
“The cabinet termed the cases filed on May 9 and 10 as politically motivated and lacking evidence, and therefore granted approval for their withdrawal,” Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information, Shafi Jan, said. On May 9, 2023, workers belonging to Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party vandalised a dozen military installations, including the Jinnah House (Lahore Corps Commander House), Mianwali Airbase and the ISI building in Faisalabad, some 130 kms from Lahore.
