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Following the attack on Imran Khan’s container in Wazirabad tehsil of Gujranwala district on Thursday, PTI supports staged protests in various cities across the country.
Protests erupted in Lahore, Multan, Karachi, Rawalpindi and several other cities.
Road blocked in Karachi
In Karachi, PTI supporters blocked Sharae Faisal for traffic near Nursery.
Protests by PTI workers were reported from Mauripur Road near Shinwari Hotel, near Dabba Turn on Hub River Road, Northern Bypass, Five Star Roundabout in North Nazimabad, Vita Roundabout in Korangi, Singer Chowrangi in Site, Manzil Pump in Quaidabad, Swedish College in Quaidabad and Qayyumabad.
Tyres set ablaze
Meanwhile, in Rawalpindi, protests started across the city on the directions of PTI leader and Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi .
PTI supporters gathered on Murree Road near Shamsabad and set tires ablaze on the road to block it as they staged a protest.
Abbasi called on PTI supporters to take to the street and head to the Allama Iqbal Park in Rawalpindi for a protest.
“The time has come to uphold your oath,” he said, adding, “Break the chains and take to the street for real freedom.”
He added that their beloved leader had been attacked, every child, and elder should head to Allama Iqbal park.“It is time put the last nail in the coffin,” he said.
Fearing any untoward incident, security has been tightened across the country.
A number of PTI supporters on Thursday protested outside the resident of Peshawar corps commander following an assassination attempt on former Prime minster Imran Khan during long march.
The demonstrators gathered and chanted slogans in front of the corps commander’s front door.
They marched toward the Chief Minister’s office later before splitting apart.
In Faisalabad, PTI workers and supporters gathered outside Interior Minister Rana Sanullah residence and chanted slogans against the incumbent government. The protesters also pelted stones on the residence.
