The authorities on Friday decided to put Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Shaikh Rasheed under house arrest before 2:00pm.
Shaikh Rasheed was forced to spend a night outside his residence as hundreds of containers were impounded by policemen at Murree Road, Liaquat National Bagh, Raja Bazar, Gawalmandi Chowk and Fawara Chowk.
In a video message, Rasheed appealed the nation to come out of their houses to join the protest.
My message for the youth pic.twitter.com/Y9HwWo8tWM
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmad (@ShkhRasheed) October 26, 2016
“We will continue to fight for the prosperity of the country by defeating the thieves and crooked politicians”, he added.
AML chief said the protest will begin after Friday prayers at 2:00pm.
He claimed that local administration has removed sound systems, lights, stage and vehicles from the rally venue while several workers have also been detained.
He also bashed federal government in his tweet for laying siege to the Lal Haveli and Bani Gala residence.
Law enforcers on Thursday night had also sealed Bani Gala in Islamabad by placing containers ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest scheduled to be staged on Friday.
Police also arrested several PTI workers including women for trampling Section 144 imposed by the local administration and loaded them into prison vans.
Earlier, Chairman Imran khan while announcing to stage a countrywide protest questioned that on what charges our workers are being arrested and beaten up especially when High Court has allowed us to stage a peaceful protest.
He had vowed to reach Islamabad at any cost to pursue protests till his last breath after which he will be planning a strategy for Islamabad lockdown due on November 2.
Khan has seized on the Panama Papers scandal as a fresh opportunity to try to unseat Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which studied the papers, said those companies had engaged in at least $25 million in property and acquisition deals.
The PM has claimed his children have done nothing illegal, but opponents accuse the family of using the tax haven to launder stolen money and dodge taxes.
