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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has claimed that at least 11 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police personnel were arrested during PTI clashes in Islamabad on Saturday.
“We have recovered masks, tear gas shells, and rubber bullets from them [KP police personnel],” he told reporters in the federal capital.
Earlier, Naqvi aid: “Forty-one Afghan nationals were caught in yesterday’s clashes and a total of 120 Afghan nationals in the previous 48 hours, which is alarming […] a country’s own public protesting is a separate thing.”
Naqvi described the situation as “alarming,” emphasising that while domestic protests were a normal occurrence, the involvement of foreign nationals raises concerns.
He claimed that police were fired upon near Pathargarh, coinciding with the passage of KP Chief Minister Gandapur’s caravan. The minister questioned the “availability of tear gas” among the protesters, noting that around 80 to 85 police officers “sustained injuries” and received medical treatment.
Naqvi also claimed that there was evidence of communication among groups encouraging individuals from Bannu and tribal areas to bring firearms to the protests.
