Imran Khan's Party Leaders Face Army Crackdown and Forced Resignations

Pakistan's defence minister has defended the government's decision to try civilians in military courts, calling their alleged attacks on military installations during recent protests an "act of rebellion against the state". Thousands of Khan's supporters, angry over the arrest of Pakistan's main opposition leader, took to the streets on May 9 and May 10. Several military buildings and installations were attacked, some set on fire, as clashes with the security forces led to at least 10 deaths. While Khan's party says more than 10,000 people have been arrested and jailed as part of an unprecedented crackdown, the government says it has arrested more than 4,000 people involved in rioting and vandalism by using surveillance technology to track them.