Umar Bacha |
Dawn.com
November 25, 2024
Police personnel stationed in Islamabad on Monday. — DawnNewsTV
PTI protesters at Islamabad Toll Plaza on Monday. — PTI
PTI protesters crossed Islamabad Toll Plaza on Monday on their way towards the federal capital as the government vowed to not spare those behind a cop’s death.
The protest, which the government is determined to foil with force, was originally scheduled to be staged on November 24, but the convoys took a breather last night after PTI leaders
said they were in “no hurry” to reach the federal capital for their ‘do or die’ protest, as workers and supporters from across the country attempted to defy arrests, baton charges and tear gas to participate in the agitation.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) last week
ruled that PTI’s planned protest was unlawful and directed the federal government to take all necessary measures to maintain law and order in Islamabad without disrupting public life, particularly with the Belarusian president’s arrival today in the capital for a three-day official visit.
The PTI protesters, coming mainly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were still quite away from Islamabad until late Sunday night. The party and police officials expect the caravan of supporters from KP to enter the federal capital by Tuesday or Wednesday.
Amid the movement of PTI convoys throughout today, the Punjab government and police announced that a constable was killed at the hands of “miscreants” at Hakla interchange.
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Dawn.com correspondent present with the PTI convoy being led by KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said it crossed the Islamabad Toll Plaza.
The PTI also shared visuals of vehicles at the scene.