Sporadic and organised protests continue in cities across Pakistan for the third-day consecutive day Saturday over the attempted assassination of party chief Imran Khan during the Azadi March in Wazirabad on Thursday.
PTI staged a formal protest at the central Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi, with a large number of women protesters in attendance.
The protesters, raising anti-government and pro-PTI slogans, walked from the roundabout in the form of a rally on the MA Jinnah Road. The rally ended at Tibet Centre, about two kilometres from the starting point.
It resulted in the closure of one track of MA Jinna Road all the way to the Jama Cloth Market in Karachi’s downtown area.
However, the numbers had dwindled compared to protests on the previous day.
In Punjab’s provincial capital, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry led PTI protesters gathered at the Shanghai Bridge and Chungi Amar Sadhu.
They raised slogans against the government as well as Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, a PTI ally, over the delay in the registration of the FIR in the attempted assassination of Imran Khan.
PTI workers also blocked the main Lahore-Kasur road, creating bottlenecks and long queues.
In the garrison city of Rawalpindi, PTI workers protesters at the Faizabad flyover - long a favourite for protesters as it is the main junction joining it to twin city Islamabad.
It resulted in clashes, like on previous days, with police resorting to shelling to disperse protesters.
In Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi’s hometown and stronghold Gujarat, PTI activists blocked traffic at Shaheen Chowk, leading to long traffic queues on the GT Road bypass.
The workers raised slogans against the federal government and in favor of Imran Khan.
PTI workers in Rahim Yar Khan have been protesting for almost 24 hours. It has resulted in bottlenecks on the National Highway.
Commuters are facing trouble while delivery of goods to the city has also been affected.
In Sarai Alamgir, located on the eastern bank of the Jhelum River, PTI workers blocked the GT Road from both sides by holding a sit-in there.
