Amid the imposition of Section 144 restrictions in Punjab and Sindh capital, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged protests in major cities against the proposed 26th constitutional amendment and party founder Imran Khan’s imprisonment on Friday.
Karachi witnessed a tense situation as police personnel fired tear gas shells and restored to baton charge on the PTI activists who gathered near Empress Market for a protest against the government’s attempts to pass the contentious judicial package.
A group of party loyalists also gathered at Karachi Press Club despite the closure of several roads leading to the Governor’s House.
Karachi police issued an alternative traffic plan for commuters due to the closure of arterial roads — from Sharea Faisal’s FTC bridge to Metropole, Coast Guard Office to Karachi Press Club, and Arts Council to press club — due to the PTI protests.
DIG South Asad Raza said that 1,200 police personnel have been deployed in Red Zone area of the metropolis amid the PTI protest.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
