Video: Pakistan police use water cannon, tear gas on Imran Khan's supporters
Pakistan`s police on Wednesday fired tear fueloline and used water cannons to disperse ousted high minister Imran Khan’s supporters who accrued out of doors his house here, defying a central authority ban on rallies. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) claimed that its “peaceful” people have been arrested as reviews emerged that the provincial capital were located below Section 144, banning public gatherings.
The celebration termed the police motion as “fascist” and an try to “clean the manner” to arrest 70-year-antique former cricketer-became politician. A heavy contingent of police located bins and boundaries at the manner to Khan’s house, blockading all entries.
Police used water cannons, fired tear fueloline and baton charged the PTI people together with girls. The police bundled the resisting people into police vans, the celebration stated. The rise up police additionally smashed the motors of the PTI people which have been parked at Zaman Park. Police officers additionally manhandled newshounds who protested the motion, it claimed.
Last Sunday, police didn’t arrest Khan ordinarily due to the resistance of a huge wide variety of PTI people. Khan has been withinside the crosshairs for purchasing gifts, together with an luxurious Graff wristwatch he had obtained because the most desirable at a reduced charge from the country depository known as Toshakhana, and promoting them for profit.
Police have registered at the least seventy six instances towards the PTI leader for the reason that his ouster from energy in April remaining year “Police have arrested some of PTI people who had accrued at Zaman Park,” PTI senior chief Hammad Azhar informed a press convention here.
He stated police tortured PTI people and additionally manhandled girls. “Punjab caretaker leader minister Mohsin Naqvi released the crackdown on PTI people on the behest of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who’s immediately going for walks the Punjab authorities,” he stated. He stated it’s far the concern of Imran Khan that made the authorities unnerved. “How come the authorities can ban rallies in Lahore whilst elections in Punjab were introduced for April 30,” he asked.
Another PTI senior chief Shireen Mazari stated: “Women people of PTI are being attacked through water cannons. Police assault motors parked through the aspect in a wanton act of destruction. Fascist CM Mohsin Naqvi has long past energy crazy. They are the usage of chemical compounds withinside the water from the water cannons being fired on our girls people especially.”
The PTI rally changed into to be taken out for “appreciate and dignity of the judiciary.” Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah justified police motion, saying “we had terror indicators from agencies” consequently ban on public gatherings and rallies imposed on Punjab.
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