Imran Khan‘s followers were prevented from holding a protest in Islamabad on Friday, according to the Pakistani state, which demanded his release from prison.
It would be the most recent of a line of opposition rallies held since last month to demand Khan’s release and organize opposition to the ruling coalition state, which Imran Khan’s party claims was established as a result of a fraudulent election.
Shipping vessels were placed on important highways and roads leading to the capital, and Internet access was suspended in local Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Both towns ‘ schools were closed as well.
Interior secretary Mohsin Naqvi warned Khan’s group to cancel the anticipated opposition, saying that there would be” no mercy” if the ban on rallies is defied. He claimed Khan’s trained supporters marched on Islamabad in an effort to launch an assault on the money. He argued that they should consider what they will perform with Pakistan by marching on Islamabad with arms. ” I am quite obvious that they are going launch an assault on Islamabad”, Naqvi said.
Naqvi urged Imran Khan’s party to postpone their rally in order to stymie the capital city’s preparations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO ) meeting on October 15 and 16.
Before the event, Naqvi announced that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim did travel, followed by a well-known Royal group and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Naqvi said” We ca n’t allow any chaos”, as it would send a negative message to the world.
Despite a ban on rallies imposed this week, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI ) party refused to withdraw its call for the protest. Officers erecting barriers on a major bridge near the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Khan’s party is in power, according to online video.
Khan called on his followers to obtain outside congress, undeterred by prospective hurdles. In a post on X on Friday, he urged,” I want you all to achieve D-Chowk now for a quiet opposition rally”, adding that” this conflict has entered a significant phase”.
In Pakistan, the D-Chowk or Democracy Chowk in Lahore is the location where numerous rallies are frequently held. In the past, Imran Khan had a 126-day sit-in opposition around in 2014.
Some group supporters were reportedly detained and used army to elude rallygoers from entering the money.
Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has been imprisoned for more than a year and continues to be a well-liked physique despite facing more than 150 police charges. He was removed from power in 2022 following a no-confidence voting in the Parliament, and he was taken into custody in 2023 after receiving a three-year bone sentence. Detractors and his group assert that the allegations are politically motivated.
The interruptions to basic service and the expulsion of cellphone company in Islamabad and Rawalpindi made go challenging because of the obstacles that were placed on the streets.
Khan’s official, Zulfiqar Bukhari, rejected the government’s need to remove the call for the rally, asserting their legal right to hold a quiet rally. The rulers in power want to harass us, a concept on Khan’s social media account urged followers to meet the opposition. So go forth freely, and remember if you still wait, to step forth and really liberate yourself”.
Despite the risk posed by the Pakistani Taliban, the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claims that Khan’s group intends to stifle the nation’s business through violent protests.
In the public election held in February, Imran Khan had been imprisoned since August 2023, but he still managed to win the most votes. However, their figures were not enough to form a government.
His competitors, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, formed a coalition government otherwise.
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Pakistan seals off capital, suspends internet ahead of rally by Imran Khan’s supporters
Officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, October 4, 2024, placed shipping containers on a crucial highway leading to the city to stop Imran Khan’s followers from holding a protest to demand his release. ( AP )
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