PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi led the march, with both Qureshi and fellow leader Hammad Azhar addressing participants from behind the bulletproof dais - a precaution taken after several party leaders including Chairman Imran Khan were injured in a firing incident at Wazirabad last week. The protest was suspended after the incident and resumed a day earlier on Thursday.

The participants of the march were welcomed at the Ramtali Chowk in Gujrat by supporters of the PML-Q, a PTI ally that is in power in Punjab.

The second stopover was at the GTS Chowk, where a large number of PTI supporters were already present. It was here that Imran Khan addressed marchers through a video link, with his speech broadcast on screens set up in the area.

There was increased security in place to ensure there was no repeat of the incident of November 3 that resulted in at least one death.

The workers went home at the end of the day, with the march expected to resume tomorrow from Lalamusa.