ISLAMABAD
\nIG Police Islamabad has filed report in Supreme Court (SC) about PTI Long March. It has been said in the report application was given by PTI to Islamabad administration for staging protest on Srinagar Highway on May 23.
\nIslamabad administration while implementing SC decision in letter and spirit not only provided venue to PTI for public meeting but also made proper arrangement for the security of public meeting. The administration closed the ways leading to red zone for security threats. Police , Rangers and FC were stopped from taking any action against the demonstrators after SC orders.
\nThe report said despite SC clear directives the demonstrators started going towards D Chowk on May 25 evening in groups. The leadership had persuaded the protesters to remove the hurdles and resist the police.
\nThe demonstrators were armed who pelted stones on police and Rangers.
\nHeavy machinery was used by the demonstrators to remove containers. They set ablaze the trees. About 2000 demonstrators under the leadership of Imran Ismail, Saif Ullah Niazi, Zaraj Gill and others entered into red zone by removing the hurdles.
\nPolice used tear gas and to remove the protesters. The demonstrators entered into red zone in an organized manner under party leadership. Fawad Chaudhry, Saif Ullah Niazi and Zartaj Gull provoked the demonstrators to reach D Chowk.
\nThrough social media statements the demonstrators were asked to reach red zone to welcome Imran Khan. The administration made announcements that the demonstrators should stay away from red zone.
\nNecessary steps were taken to stop the demonstrators from entering into red zone. 23 security personnel were injured due to pelting stones by the demonstrators. Police avoided utmost from using force. When the apprehensions increased then army was called in under article 245 of the constitution.
\nAbout 200 to 300 demonstrators entered into red zone by removing containers. There was no hurdle for the demonstrators to reach the venue of public meeting in between G-9 and H-9. No one among the demonstrators reached the venue allocated for public meeting. Police arrested 77 persons in 19 different cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD IG Police Islamabad has filed report in Supreme Court (SC) about PTI Long March. It has been said in the report application was given by PTI to Islamabad administration for staging protest on Srinagar Highway on May 23. Islamabad administration while implementing SC decision in letter and spirit not only provided venue to PTI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-265523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n