RAWALPINDI
\nThe Pakistan Tehreeke- Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters Saturday staged protest demonstrations against alleged vote rigging in the February 8 general elections, in several major cities amid clashes with the police.
\nIn Lahore, PTI workers and lawyers stated protests in areas including Shahdara, GPO Chowk at Mall Road, and outside the commissioner\u2019s office in Lahore. The Lahore Police arrested and batoncharged several PTI workers including Mian Shehzad Farooq.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, PTI\u2019s Sher Afzal Marwat, who was leading a ral\u00adly from Peshawar to Islamabad, decided to change its route to\u00adwards Rawalpindi.
\nDespite bad weather condi\u00adtion, the PTI on Saturday staged a protest demonstration at Li\u00adaquat Bagh against the alleged rigging in results of general elec\u00adtions 2024 and demanded probe into the matter. They also sought strict action against those gov\u00adernment officers for facilitat\u00ading electoral fraud and assisting in robbing the mandate of the people. Holding playcards, ban\u00adners and portraits of former PM Imran Khan, who is in jail over corruption charges, the protes\u00adtors of PTI also chanted slogans against the electoral rigging. Mess of PTI leaders and work\u00aders on Murree Road triggered traffic jam with City Traffic Po\u00adlice wardens and officers busy in making efforts to regulate traffic flow. Also, the local police made tight security arrangements for protection of the participants of rally. According to details, the PTI Rawalpindi chapter has agi\u00adtated against election rigging at Liaquat Bagh on Murree Road. PTI newly elected MNA Afzal Sher Marwat has joined the rally with a large number of support\u00aders. While other leaders of PTI including Sheryar Riaz, Seema\u00adbia Tahir, Malik Zaheer Awan, Col (R) Ajmal Sabir and many oth\u00aders also present on the occasion and led the protestors. Speaking to the protestors, the leaders of PTI condemned the rigging in re\u00adsults of general elections. They said the people of Pakistan vot\u00aded for PTI and Imran Khan but unseen hands robbed the man\u00addate of people. They said that the people of Rawalpindi proved on Election Day and today that they are with Imran Khan, who was out in jail by the government on fake cases. They said that all the PTI leaders, workers and peo\u00adple should forge unity to obtain release of Imran Khan from Adi\u00adala Jail. They said that those in\u00advolved in stealing election of PTI would be given an unforgettable lesson. Sher Afzal Marwat, the MNA, in his address, said that PTI is standing with Pakistan Army and people should curse Major (R) Adil Raja and Haid\u00ader Mehdi who are spitting ven\u00adom against army. \u201cPeople should unfollow them on social media and not to put ears on their base\u00adless talks and lies,\u201d he said. Ear\u00adlier, the district government and police have changed the route of rally of Sunni Ittehad Council according to which the partici\u00adpants of rally proceeded towards Islamabad via IJP Road by pass\u00ading through Raja Bazaar, Chungi Number 4 and Pirwadhai. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RAWALPINDI The Pakistan Tehreeke- Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters Saturday staged protest demonstrations against alleged vote rigging in the February 8 general elections, in several major cities amid clashes with the police. In Lahore, PTI workers and lawyers stated protests in areas including Shahdara, GPO Chowk at Mall Road, and outside the commissioner\u2019s office in […]<\/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-391203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n