Supporters clash with police at PTI rally as leaders demand Imran Khan's release

Following the directives issued by the district administration, police launched a crackdown after the deadline for the high-profile rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the suburbs of the federal capital on Sunday.

The rally began with tight security in the federal capital as the rally participants gathered in Sangjani locality while several caravans headed towards the city under the leadership of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur despite roadblocks at various places.

The former ruling party was finally allowed to hold the rally today (September 8) under a no-objection certificate (NOC) issued earlier this week, after postponing it twice, once in July and then in August after authorities revoked the permission. The multiple postponements have drawn sharp criticism from other leaders and workers for failing to hold the public rally.

However, the Islamabad district administration put security on high alert this morning and blocked several arterial roads leading to the capital, in light of the 'Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Bill, 2024' aimed at regulating public gatherings, which was signed into law by President Asif Ali Zardari just a day before the rally.

The public rally began with PTI leader Hammad Azhar addressing the crowd, saying that the hurdle created by the ruling leadership proved that they were afraid of the incarcerated Imran Khan and his supporters.

He also announced the launch of a movement in Punjab led by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and urged party workers to be ready.

Azhar, the former federal minister, pointed out that most of the PTI leaders in Punjab are in jail, paying tribute to the incarcerated leaders, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Umar Sarfraz Cheema.

Firebrand politician Sher Afzal Marwat also reiterated the same and said that they would soon hold rallies in Punjab for the release of jailed Imran and the supremacy of law and Constitution.

We will enter Punjab with 50,000 people from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within a week, he said, adding that they will even go on foot and face tear gas.

Meanwhile, party chief Muhammad Ali Khan said he never thought that Imran Khan would be jailed, lamenting that many other PTI leaders including Qasim Suri, Shehryar Afridi and Murad Saeed were forced to leave the country.

Listing the demands of the former ruling party, Ali Khan demanded that those who came to power through Form 47 release the PTI founder, warning that otherwise, “you will be swept away by the sea of ​​the people.”

He also called for the restoration of the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law.

“When an attempt was made to subvert the Supreme Court and the judiciary under the guise of legislation, Imran Khan urged people to take to the streets,” Ali Khan said, adding that as all institutions have been destroyed, hopes are now pinned on the Supreme Court.

As PTI leaders addressed the rally, the Islamabad district administration issued a notification regarding the deadline for concluding the rally, according to which the party is supposed to conclude the event by 7 pm.

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon said the PTI had been officially informed about the deadline and action would be taken if the NOC was violated.

“Failure to conclude the meeting within the stipulated time will be considered a violation of the NOC,” he added.

The official also said that loudspeakers and microphones will be turned off and entry points into the city will be closed after the deadline to prevent new participants from entering.

As soon as the deadline expired, the district administration ordered the police to take action against the rally participants for violating the NOC.

Authorities said the organizers violated rules and regulations by not ending the rally by the 7 p.m. deadline.

In response to the crackdown, PTI workers started pelting stones at Islamabad police, injuring many security personnel, including Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shoaib Khan.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi called the injured policemen to inquire about their well-being and asked the authorities to provide best medical facilities to the injured policemen.

Meanwhile, additional forces have been mobilised at Chungi No 26, the place where clashes between police and party activists began.

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