Police launched a crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) activists ahead of the party’s public gathering at Minar Pakistan on Saturday, while blocking some roads leading to the venue, JEE News reported on Saturday. has been given.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan took to Twitter to appeal to his supporters in Lahore to attend a rally after Taraweeh prayers which he believes will “break all records”.
Tonight will be our 6th jalsa at Minar i Pakistan & my heart tells me it will break all records.I am inviting everyone in Lahore to attend after Tarawih prayers.I will give my vision of Haqeeqi Azadi & how we will pull Pak out of the mess cabal of crooks have put our country in.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 25, 2023
The ousted prime minister, who was ousted by a no-confidence vote in April last year, said he would present his vision for “real freedom” and how to rid the country of the mess that “rogues have made”. “In our country”
Stating that [the government] will erect barriers to prevent supporters from participating in the gathering, Khan highlighted that it is a fundamental right of the people to be a part of the gathering.
He further said that “everyone should do their due as a free nation that got its independence and minar came to Pakistan”.
They will put all sorts of hurdles to prevent people from attending, but I want to remind our ppl that it is their fundamental right to attend a political gathering. Everyone must assert their right as people of a free nation that won its independence & come to Minar i Pakistan.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 25, 2023
Today’s public gathering will take place after Taraweeh at 9pm at Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan.
مینار پاکستان جلسہ عوامی ریفرنڈم ہوگا ان شاء اللہ ، قوم ثابت کرے گی کہ وہ جمہوریت، آئین و قانون کی بالادستی اور حقیقی آزادی کیساتھ کھڑی ہے۔ #حقیقی_آزادی_جلسہ pic.twitter.com/XZl112oyXt
— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 25, 2023
The district administration has allowed the PTI to hold a rally at Minar Pakistan tonight, but containers have been placed on some routes leading to the rally, including the entrance and exit routes of Lahore.
The routes from Ravi Bridge and Railway Station to Minar Pakistan are closed, while containers have also been installed in Shah Alam Market.
On the other hand, the police have arrested more than 50 PTI workers from different areas of Rahim Yar Khan, while 26 workers, including the son of PTI leader Javed Akhtar Ansari, have been arrested in Multan.
The PTI claimed that several activists have been detained from Lodhran and Bhakkar as well.
The former prime minister announced a “historic” public gathering at Minar Pakistan in Lahore on March 19 as part of his ongoing election campaign.
However, the Lahore High Court (LHC) stopped the PTI from holding the rally and asked the party to let the citizens go about their normal lives. Later, Imran Khan announced the power show again on March 22 at the same venue.
