PTI protesters reach D-Chowk amid reports of intense tear gas shelling
In a post on X, PTI said police resorted to straight firing on protesters in Islamabad protest, killing three and injuring several.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said the government tried to convince PTI leaders through every way, but they only gained time from negotiations and moved forward towards the federal capital.
“We offered the protestors to gather at Sagjani. Their entire leadership does not want bloodbath, but there’s one secret leadership that is controlling all this, which was the apple of the discord,” he said.
He said he had told the Islamabad IG to control the situation by hook or by crook. All their supporters had come from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, you would not see a single person from Punjab with them, he maintained.
Amid escalating violence during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) protest, the federal government has deployed the army in the capital.
The Interior Ministry issued a notification invoking Article 245, allowing the military to assist in maintaining order and deal with the miscreants with an iron hand. The notification also grants the army authority to impose curfew wherever necessary to curb lawlessness.
Sources indicate that security forces have also been authorised to shoot miscreants and troublemakers on sight.
They said that all necessary measures are being taken to counter terrorist activities by disruptive and extremist elements. All the miscreants are also being identified to bring them to justice.
The decision follows a tragic incident on Srinagar Highway, where PTI miscreants reportedly drove a vehicle into Rangers personnel, resulting in the martyrdom of four Rangers and injuries to five others, along with two police officers.
According to security officials, the attacks on law enforcement have so far claimed the lives of four Rangers and two police officers.
Over 100 police personnel have sustained injuries, many of whom are in critical condition, underscoring the gravity of the ongoing violence.
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