ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Thursday registered a case against senior PTI leaders including, chairman Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Imran Ismail, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Ali Amin Gandapur, and Ali Nawaz Awan for the riots that took place in Islamabad during the “Azadi March” on the previous day.
The police have registered two cases at the Kohsar Police Station for “rioting and arson”.
The first FIR was registered at the complaint of a sub-inspector (SI) named Asif Raza, while the second one was filed on behalf of SI Ghulam Sarwar.
The case has been registered against 150 people out of which 39 have been arrested. The case also mentions the burning of the metro bus stations at Islamabad’s Jinnah Avenue, harming a government vehicle at the Express Chowk, and breaking the glass windows of a media house.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, told the media, that the federal government has decided to take legal action against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan.
“KP CM participation in (Azadi March) with armed police is an attack on the federation,” he said. He added that his department has contacted the Law Ministry for its opinion on launching action against the KP CM.
It may be recalled that on Wednesday, the law and order situation in the federal capital turned chaotic after Khan and his convoy entered the city and started marching towards the D-Chowk despite the Supreme Court’s order to hold a jalsa at a ground between H9 and G9 areas of Islamabad.
But as PTI protesters continued to engage in violent clashes with the police and other law enforcement agencies and continued moving towards the D-Chowk defying the court’s prohibition, the government decided to summon the army to control the situation and protect the government’s offices located in the Red Zone.
