Pakistan Latest: PM Sharif Calls Protest Damage ‘Terrorism’

A burning police vehicle during a protest in Quetta on May 9.

Photographer: Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images

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Pakistan’s prime minister said in a televised speech that protesters are committing an “act of terrorism” when they damage public and private property, condemning the violence after former premier Imran Khan’s arrest Tuesday.

The comments follow a warning by the military that “stern action” would be taken against those damaging state property, seeking to quell violent clashes following Khan’s arrest.