Violent protesters to be tried under military law: No more restraint.

ISLAMABAD: The country's top military leadership has resolved that restraint will no longer be exercised against planners, instigators, abettors and perpetrators of May 9 attacks on army installations following the arrest of PTI chief Imran Khan.

This was decided during a Special Corps Commanders Conference (CCC) presided over by COAS General Syed Asim Munir at GHQ on Monday, military's media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement.

"Based on the irrefutable evidence collected so far, armed forces are well aware of the planners, instigators, abettors and perpetrators of these attacks and attempts to create distortions in this regard are absolutely futile," it maintained. The forum expressed firm resolve that those involved in these heinous crimes against the military installations and personal/equipment will be brought to justice through trials under relevant laws of Pakistan including Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act. The forum resolved that "restraint will no longer be exercised against perpetrators, spoilers and violators who attack military installations and setups under any circumstances".

The forum was briefed that a well-coordinated arson plan involving desecration of Shuhada pictures, monuments, burning down of historical buildings and vandalism of military installations was executed to malign the institution and provoke it towards giving an impulsive reaction. The top military brass condemned, in the strongest possible sense, these politically motivated and instigated incidents against military installations and public and private properties. The commanders also communicated the anguish and sentiments of the rank and file of the army on these unfortunate and unacceptable incidents.

The special corps commanders conference also showed concern over "externally sponsored and internally facilitated, orchestrated propaganda warfare, unleashed against...