Consider the logic of politics of spectacle. Within hours of former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, videos showing dozens of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers storming the premises of GHQ in Islamabad and Lahore Corps Commander’s residence began making the rounds on social media.

The events of May 9, 2023 will have important repercussions on the direction this country’s politics will take. The instability and destabilising impacts of Imran Khan’s own politics and political machinery will ensure that the political crisis and PTI’s street power pick up momentum in the following weeks. Arresting Imran Khan will lead to no fruitful impact.

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