PTI announces nationwide protests post-Friday prayers on Day 8 of long march

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) General Secretary Asad Umar announced nationwide protests will be held after Friday prayers today and that demonstrations will continue until the demand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan is met. The PTI senior leader took to his Twitter handle to make the announcement just a day after the party chief narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. “Today, after the Friday prayer, there will be a protest in the whole country. Until Imran Khan's demand is met, nationwide protests will continue,” Umar said in the tweet. آج نماز جمعہ کے بعد تمام ملک میں احتجاج ہو گا. جب تک عمران خان کا مطالبہ پورا نہیں ہوتا، ملک گیر احتجاج جاری رہے گا — Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 4, 2022 PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry also announced the party’s plan and said in a tweet that the party has called for a nationwide strike after Friday prayers, further urging every Pakistani to participate in this protest. تحریک انصاف نے نماز جمعہ کے بعد ملک گیر ہڑتال کی کال دی ہے، ہر پاکستانی اس احتجاج میں شرکت کرے #حقیقی_آزادی_مارچ — Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 4, 2022 Sheikh Rashid announces protest venue Pakistan Awami Muslim League (AML) founder Sheikh Rashid announed that a demonstration against the attack on PTI chief will take place outside Lal Haveli. The former interior minister made the comments as he appeared in a high court in a case of slogan raising against the PML-N leadership in Saudi Arabia. He said that he never makes a statement against the army and the judiciary, adding that there are so many cases against him that he doesn’t even remember which court he has to appear in. “I will talk about politics today at 2 PM. We have to save this country and take it towards betterment,” added Rashid. اسلام آبادکو گونتا موبےجیل بنادیاگیاہےجوجیل ہمارےلیےکل بنائی ہےاس میں انھوں نےاور77وزرانےرہناہےعمران خان پےحملہ کرنےوالےایک سےزیادہ منظم سازش کےآلہ کار تھےاگر عمران خان کو کچھ ہوجاتا تو پاکستان ہی نہیں خطےکی سیاست بھی بدل جاتی آج 2 بجے لال حویلی میں احتجاجی جلسے سےخطاب کروں گا — Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) November 4, 2022 Lawyers protest Lawyers in Punjab observed a strike in District Kachhari on appeal of Punjab Bar Council. As a result, all courtrooms were empty after 10 AM. They boycotted court proceedings and hearing of cases were adjourned without proceeding. The former prime minister sustained a bullet wound to his leg after an armed attack on his container, as he led the Pakistan PTI’s ‘Haqeeqi Azadi March’ in Wazirabad on Thursday. One person died in the incident, while several members of the PTI chairman’s close circle, including Senator Faisal Javaid, former Sindh governor Imran Ismail, Ahmad Chattha and Imran Yousaf, were injured, party sources said. PTI supporters took to the streets in protest hours after the assassination attempt on the party chief on day 7 of the long march. Read Social media reacts to targeted attack on Imran Khan Angry protesters attacked the residence of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in his hometown of Faisalabad. Protesters also took to the streets in Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi and other parts of the country. The PTI protesters clashed with police at Faizabad Interchange in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The capital police used heavy tear gas shelling to disperse the protesters, while a woman was detained. Former ruling party workers, led by Punjab Minister Fayyaz Chauhan and National Assembly Member Sadaqat Abbasi also staged protests on Murree Road, Peshawar Road, GT Road, Kalar Saedaan Road and at other places. Also Read Political assassinations: have we learnt any lessons? The National Highways and Motorway Police said that PTI workers staged protests by burning tyres in Rawat, Gujar Khan, Suhawa, Wah Cantt and other places. As soon as the news about the gun attack on Imran’s convoy spread, PTI workers came out on roads in Peshawar. Some provincial ministers and assembly members also joined them. The workers marched from Hashtnagari to the Assembly Chowk. Angry marchers also attacked a police armoured vehicle during the protest, however, traffic continued on GT Road and Khyber Road continued to ply.

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