As PTI’s Azadi March began on Wednesday, tensions in Punjab rose after police made use of tear gas and arrested several PTI marchers in Lahore as activists attempted to remove the shipping containers between them and Islamabad.
Imran Khan reaches Swabi in convoy to Islamabad
PTI activists clash with police, Ali Asjad Malhi, Jamshed Cheema among arrests
Yasmin Rashid’s vehicle comes under attack; windshield smashed at Bati chowk Lahore
Rashid and Andaleeb Abbas briefly detained
Activists force their way through roadblocks in Lahore
PTI South’s convoy led by Ali Amin Gandapur enters Punjab
PTI says several cavalcades from various Punjab localities en route to Islamabad
It came after PTI chairman Imran Khan exhorted his supporters yesterday to embark on their march for “true freedom” towards Islamabad, just a day after the government said it would not allow the march. In response, Imran called on the youth to remove the obstacles themselves.
Imran Khan had arrived at the Wali Interchange in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by helicopter. Footage of Imran arriving at the interchange showed PTI activists converging on the chopper.
Imran Khan, later, departed for Islamabad from the Wali Interchange in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afterwards, PTI tweeted a photo of Imran waving to supporters from a truck adorned with PTI colours.
Imran also urged protesters to carry the Pakistani flag, calling today a “defining moment” for Pakistan.
