Pakistan protest: Big development in Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party….

Lahore: In a major development coming from Pakistan, Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party suspended street protests demanding his release from jail after a sweeping midnight raid by security forces in the capital Islamabad in which hundreds of people were arrested, local media reported on Wednesday.
Broadcaster Geo News, citing a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) statement, said the party had announced a “temporary suspension” of the protest, in which at least six people, including four paramilitary soldiers and two protesters, have been killed, as per a report by news agency Reuters.
The PTI protestors were met with intense tear gas upon reaching Islamabad’s D-Chowk following which the clash between protestors and security forces broke out. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned what he said was an “attack by protesters,” while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi informed the deaths of at least four security personnel in the clash, Dawn reported. Meanwhile, PTI alleged that the security personnel fired live ammunition at the protestors, killing two and injuring four others.
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Massacre of innocent civilians by the Pakistan army under orders from Asim Munir by snipers and automatic weapons. Killing hundreds of peaceful protesters against all international norms and snatching dead bodies to hide the killing count. You are badly mistaken that you will… pic.twitter.com/lZ1xtfp70u
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Condemning the attack on Rangers and police officers by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protesters in Islamabad, PM Sharif called for the immediate identification and accountability of those responsible for the incident.
The Prime Minister emphasised the need to provide the highest level of medical care to the Rangers and police officers injured in the attack and stated that assaults on law enforcement personnel, masked as peaceful protests, are entirely unacceptable, ARY News reported. He said that the police and the Rangers are responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.
Sharif described the group responsible for the attack as anarchistic, suggesting that their actions reflect a desire for violence rather than legitimate protest, and labelled it as extremism, ARY News reported.
He stressed that Pakistan cannot tolerate any form of chaos or violence, condemning bloodshed fuelled by malicious political motives.
Meanwhile, the Tehreek-e-Insaaf rally entered Islamabad today under the leadership of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur marking the start of a significant ‘do-or-die’ protest for the release of PTI founder and the country’s premier Imran Khan from prison, ARY News reported.
(With inputs from agencies)