Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan Saturday (today) said that Nawaz Sharif’s governance is dictatorship, not democracy and PTI on November 2 will show him what democracy is.
Talking to the media and party workers, Khan said that the yesterday’s Rawalpindi saga was a net practice and the real match would be played on November 2 in the federal capital.
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He vowed to go ahead with his plans of a ‘lockdown’ of the capital on November 2.
“Do not get arrested before November 2,” he said, adding that on November 2, everyone will see a tsunami of people and no one will be able to stop it.”
Khan advised PTI supporters to travel in groups, saying when they arrive in small numbers the police put them in jail.
A day after PTI workers skirmished with police in twin cities and scores of protesters were taken into custody, Khan came out of his residence to meet hundreds of supporters who have come to support him parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
He asked the supporters, many of whom set up camps and spent the night near the PTI chief’s residence, about their comfort and directed his party managers to ensure their well being.
Breakfast for the supporters was prepared in large cauldrons.
PTI has cancelled its rally scheduled for Saturday (today). The party will now hold its planned November 2 sit-in at Islamabad’s Parade Ground.
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Earlier on Friday, the garrison city of Rawalpindi turned into a battleground when workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and supporters of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed’s Awami Muslim League (AML) clashed with law enforcers, as Imran Khan, Jahangir Tareen and other leaders could not reach Lal Haveli due to tight security and blockades.
Police, in an attempt to pre-empt the public meeting at Lal Haveli after Friday prayers, placed 44 containers on roads and streets leading to Sheikh Rashid’s residence.
The Committee Chowk turned into a battleground when protestors, majority of whom hailed from the PTI and AML, pelted policemen with stones. In retaliation, the police fired tear gas shells and used batons on the crowd.
According to sources, around 194 arrests were made from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, 19 from Attock and 21 from Chakwal. These included PTI, AML and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid workers.
Sheikh Raheed Ahmed however claimed that more than 450 workers of his party were arrested. Army helicopters also hovered over Lal Haveli and Committee Chowk.
