New Delhi: Veteran politician and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday expressed concern over Pakistan's deteriorating situation as violent protests erupted across several cities following the dramatic arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan outside the Islamabad High Court.
He said that an unstable Pakistan poses a grave danger to our nation and extended good wishes to the neighboring nation, hoping for positive developments and peaceful life for its people.
Speaking to ANI, the veteran politician said, "An unstable Pakistan is dangerous for us. We need a stable Pakistan which is essential for peace in the sub-continent... We would wish that country well. It's our neighbour and we hope something better will come and people will have a peaceful life."
Khan, who travelled from Lahore to the federal capital Islamabad, was undergoing a biometric process at the Islamabad High Court when the paramilitary Rangers broke open the glass window and arrested him after beating lawyers and Khan's security staff.
The arrest of the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman comes a day after the powerful army accused him of levelling baseless allegations against a senior officer of the spy agency ISI.
As the news of Imran Khan's arrest spread, protests broke out in various places in Pakistan.
The enraged protestors stormed the house of the army corps commander in Lahore and set fire to it. They also barged into the Army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
The government also suspended mobile internet across the country.
A Red alert has also been sounded in the capital after the implementation of Section 144, Rangers and armed forces will be deployed at important buildings and areas.