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Members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have urged party supporters and workers to take to the streets to protest the possible arrest of party leader and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
This comes after the PTI chief was charged with terrorism on the complaint of Islamabad Saddar Magistrate Ali Javed for allegedly threatening the federal capital’s additional sessions judge, Zeba Chaudhry, according to the Express Tribune.
Furthermore, senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has directed party workers to the former Prime Minister’s Bani Gala residence.
Following Imran Khan’s speech at a PTI rally in F9 Park, the first information report (FIR) was filed with the Margalla police station at 10 p.m. on Saturday.
In an interview with the media, PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi advised party activists to remain prepared and await the party’s call to protest Imran Khan’s arrest.
The police have reportedly blocked the routes leading to Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence, and unauthorised persons are prohibited from using the routes.
According to ARY News, police installed barbed wire to secure the routes, while heavy contingents of the Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed and Imran Khan Chowk’s street lights were turned off.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s media regulator has barred the broadcast of Imran Khan’s live speeches after he threatened an Islamabad police official and a female magistrate during a speech in Islamabad.
In a public meeting late Saturday evening, the former Pakistan Prime Minister threatened a judge and two top police officials.
According to The News International, Imran Khan was charged with terrorism under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
