A day after their leader’s gun attack, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists and supporters started protests in different parts of the country.
They clashed with the police in which tear gas was fired. But eventually dispersed after PTI leaders directed them to protest again on the streets on Saturday.
Following similar protests on Thursday evening, scores of PTI supporters took to the streets in several cities across the country on Friday afternoon.
They blocked roads, threw stones at police and attacked state buildings in separate incidents.
The protests on Friday came as the PTI leadership sent a message to supporters to protest across the country after they postponed their long march in view of the attack on senior party leaders.
Clash in Islamabad
PTI supporters gathered at Murree Road, Faizabad Interchange and IJ Principal Road.
They blocked the roads in protest and allowed vehicles to pass.
The motorcycle of a man whose two-wheeler was his only source of income was among those snatched and set on fire by angry protesters.
When riot police moved to disperse them, firing tear gas.
The protesters pelted them with stones.
In Shamsabad, the protesters ripped out the barriers installed to prevent the protesters from moving forward.
Protest Outside Governor House
In Lahore, PTI protesters gathered outside the main entrance to the Punjab Governor House, where the Governor – a representative of the federation and the ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) sits.
Protesters shouted slogans against the federal government as they burnt tyres.
They even set fire to the gate as they proceeded to smash the windows, lights and security cameras installed.
The doors of the Governor house were locked from the inside.
Protesters also blocked Mall Road by lighting tyres on fire.
Karachi Protests
In Karachi, protesters gathered on Shahrae Faisal near Regent Plaza and blocked the road.
As a result of the roadblock, traffic on the main artery of the city was severely hampered.
When police tried to remove them, protesters scuffled with police.
Police fired tear gas and arrested some protesters.
Peshawar
Some protests were being held in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), including in Peshawar.
