ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists, led by party founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, on Tuesday reached D-Chowk after casting off barriers at the way. Earlier, the caravans reached Zero Point on the main Islamabad-Srinagar Highway where they clashed with law-enforcement officers once they were stopped from marching similarly. Police fired tear gas shells on marchers to disperse them. The protesters, in retaliation, pelted police personnel with stones. The limitations of Red Zone start past Zero Point, in which army personnel had been deployed. Earlier, PTI chief Arbab Naseem, who become with the convoy from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, informed a overseas media outlet that once the employees tried to dispose of barriers at Zero Point, police started tear gas shelling. He also expressed the wish that they would attain D Chowk later in the day.
GOVERNMENT CLAIM
The authorities called in military in and around Red Zone with a clean route to “open hearth on miscreants”. Government sources claimed that Imran Khan had agreed to shift the venue for the protest take a seat-in but Bushra Bibi become adamant and resolved to reach D Chowk. Bushra Bibi, on the other hand, stated a few factors wanted to forestall the PTI march. But, Imran Khan had requested her to attain D Chowk at any value. Party activists had been also no longer geared up to visit any other vicinity, she added. Sources claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur changed into tight-lipped about the “choice taken within the reported negotiation [with government].” PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has additionally been “silent” at the march, they persevered. PTI insiders said the central leadership appeared to be unable to decide the very last area for the take a seat-in. No one in the PTI primary management become willing to take duty, they maintained.
INCONCLUSIVE TALKS
As PTI’s fundamental convoy, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, entered Islamabad, the primary round of talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ended without a breakthrough. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held talks with PTI leaders Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif. Sources aware about the development said the PTI also rejected the government’s provide to protest at alternative websites. Earlier, it changed into suggested that the KP CM led the principle convoy towards its access into Islamabad with a undertaking to reach D-Chowk. As the convoy entered the precincts of the capital, protection were heightened to deal with any untoward incident. Earlier, it changed into mentioned that major convoy from Peshawar had reached Hazro Interchange on Sunday night en course to Islamabad for protest. The convoy reached Hasanabdal thru Attock. When the convoy entered Punjab, police fired tear fuel shells at the Attock Bridge, Chhich Interchange and Ghazi Barotha Canal. In a video message in the course of her difficult journey towards the capital, Bushra Bibi said, “My brothers, so long as Imran is not with us, we are able to no longer quit this march,” she said while addressing supporters at a forestall close to the Hazara Interchange. “I will stay there till my closing breath, and all of you need to guide me. This isn’t always pretty much my husband but about the united states of america and its chief.” Police also fired tear gasoline at the participants of the convoy coming from Haripur, led through Opposition Leader in the National Asembly Omar Ayub, at Attock Bridge. The participants set fireplace to the greenbelt round it and a automobile parked on Ghazi Bridge. Later, police also fired tear gas whilst the convoy reached Taxila checkpost. But, police needed to retreat due to the advance of the PTI people. The PTI convoy led by way of Taimur Masood from Taxila joined Omar Ayub’s convoy at the checkpost. Earlier on Sunday, the district management sealed most important routes to Islamabad. Key roads main to the capital were blocked with packing containers, along with Srinagar Highway at Zero Point and Expressway close to Khanna Pul. It can be recalled that police had earlier stated that the street main to Islamabad airport become open. But, later they denied get admission to to the airport and Faizabad to Islamabad path become also reduce off, leaving commuters stranded.
SHEIKH WAQAS CONFIRMS BUSHRA BIBI’S PARTICIPATION
Meanwhile, Sheikh Waqas Akram denied the news of struggle among Gandapur and Bushra Bibi and confirmed that the former first female become also a part of the PTI protest convoy from Peshawar, and visiting by way of a separate vehicle. In a put up on social media website X, he wrote that the convoy, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, had already set off towards Islamabad. He brought that Bushra Bibi, journeying along birthday celebration employees, couldn’t go away people by myself at this vital second. “She emphasized that if the PTI anticipated households to sign up for the people inside the protest, then Imran Khan’s own family will be the first to steer by instance,” said Akram. According to Akram, she expressed the self belief that below Imran Khan’s management, the dreams of the march would be successfully performed. Additional convoys from different areas had been predicted to join Gandapur in Swabi, after which the combined convoys had to head in the direction of Islamabad. SCHOOLS CLOSED Educational institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi will remain closed today (Monday) due to protests organised with the aid of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The selection to shut the schools and universities was made in light of the current situation, and it applied to all instructional establishments inside the federal capital and Rawalpindi. According to a notification of the International Islamic University, Islamabad, the group will remain closed on Monday. Meanwhile, the deputy commissioner of Murree introduced that each one instructional institutions inside the district would continue to be closed because of the continuing instances. In Bahawalpur, the Islamia University postponed tests scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. According to the college’s spokesperson, the exams will now be hung on Dec 2 and 3, even as classes will proceed as typical. LAHORE REOPENS Meanwhile, the visitors police in Lahore on Monday introduced that every one front and exit roads to the town have been open. A spokesman for the traffic police said visitors was coming into and exiting the city from Ravi Bridge, Old Ravi Bridge, and Saggian Bridge as standard. Traffic from Thokar Niaz Baig is authorized in all directions, which includes Multan Road. Similarly, there is no blockade on Raiwind Road, Ferozepur Road and Gajumatta, the spokesman added.
CAPITAL SEALED
Reuters provides: Pakistan’s capital become put under a protection lockdown on Sunday beforehand of protests by supporters of jailed former high minister Imran Khan calling for his launch. Highways leading to Islamabad thru which supporters of Khan, led by way of members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), are expected to technique the metropolis and collect close to the parliament, were blocked. Most fundamental roads of the city have also been blocked through the
