Islamabad: PTI, PAT protests enter day 19
The protestors are sitting in front of the parliament building amid rain and in cold weather.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) protesters have continued their sit-in outside the Parliament House on day 19 of their protest in the federal capital.
The protestors are sitting in front of the parliament building amid rain and in cold weather.
Reportedly, some of the protestors toppled three containers placed on the road leading towards the Prime Minister House. Some PAT activists are searching every single person coming towards the Constitution Avenue.
Protesters led by opposition leaders Imran Khan, a hero cricket player turned politician, and cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have been on the streets for weeks trying to bring down the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Protests descended into deadly chaos over the weekend, with demonstrators clashing with police in a central area near many government buildings and embassies. Three people were killed.
Clashes broke out early on Monday and continued sporadically throughout the day. The state PTV channel and its English-language PTV World service were taken off the air after protesters stormed its headquarters.
A PTV source told Reuters the protesters had occupied the main control room and smashed some equipment. Uniformed members of a paramilitary force and soldiers later secured the building and the station later came back on the air.
Later, police station secretariat in Islamabad registered a case under an anti-terrorism act against Imran Khan, Tahir-ul-Qadri and hundreds of their supporters for organising riots, damaging state buildings and attacking law enforcement personnel.
