Real aim of May 9 riots was to ‘end democracy’: PM Shehbaz

On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared that the goal of last year’s violent May 9 riots, which followed the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, was to overthrow Pakistan’s democracy and install a “individual’s dictatorship.”
Speaking at a special meeting of the federal cabinet at Parliament House, Prime Minister Shehbaz stated, “The real aim of May 9 [incidents] was to end democracy in Pakistan and god forbid, bury the Constitution and a nefarious goal of establishing kingship and dictatorship of an individual.”
Following Imran’s arrest on May 9th, 2018, in connection with a £190 million graft case, there was a great deal of violence and attacks on key military installations. As a response, the state initiated a harsh crackdown against his party.