ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of protesters have been shot and thousands arrested during protests that roiled Pakistan’s capital this week, provincial chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur, a key aide to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, said on Wednesday.
Police had earlier said no lethal arms were used in Tuesday night’s operation and that hundreds of protesters had been arrested.
Information minister Ataullah Tarar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
