In an attempt to hold rallies in various cities, including Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar, PTI activists, following the instructions of party’s founder Imran Khan, faced a crackdown by the police, resulting in multiple arrests.
In Rawalpindi’s NA-56 constituency, PTI activists took out a rally that concluded on Saeedpur Road amid tight security. The participants raised slogans against the government and displayed PTI flags along with images of Imran Khan.
The police conducted raids in Rawalpindi’s Jatli area, arresting at least 10 PTI workers. A similar scenario unfolded in Peshawar, where a rally was halted by the police on Ring Road. Clashes erupted between the police and PTI workers, leading to several arrests.
According to the police, PTI activists were not granted permission for the rally, and anyone found on the road without obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) would be arrested.
In Karachi, PTI organised a rally in Clifton area, where the police took more than 50 activists into custody.
In NA-119 Lahore, a rally led by PTI-supported candidate Mian Shahzad Farooq witnessed massive participation of people.
In another post on PTI’s Lahore social media platform X, multiple videos showed a large number of people coming out in support of the party. Rallies are were held everywhere..
Earlier in the day, former federal minister and PTI leader Hammad Azhar said that his elderly father, former Punjab governor Mian Azhar was “arrested” by the police prior to an election rally.
In a post on social media platform X, Hammad said that his 82-year-old father, an independent candidate supported by PTI running for the NA-129 constituency, intended to “exercise his democratic and constitutional right by leading a rally”.
