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The former prime minister, his party leader, and hundreds of his supporters have been booked under the stringent Army Act for the violent protest on May 9. Sources said Khan has consulted with his close party leaders on the offer he received. After his arrest, Khan's supporters stormed army headquarters in Rawalpindi and attacked a corps commander's house in Lahore besides torching Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's residence. Pakistan's federal and provincial governments have unleashed their forces behind Imran Khan and his party workers, who are accused of inciting the violence. On Wednesday, Pakistan's Punjab government gave a 24-hour deadline to Imran Khan to hand over alleged rioters hiding in his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
The deadline has ended and the police will send a "delegation" to Zaman Park on Friday to search Imran Khan's house, Punjab Interim Information Minister Amir Mir said on Thursday. In the last few days, several PTI leaders have left the party due to - what many say - intense pressure from the government and army. In a tweet today, Khan said: "My sympathies go to all those who under pressure have been made to leave the party." He also commended all the senior members who were "resisting the extreme pressure to quit the party".
