Karachi police registered a case against the president of Pakistan Tehreek-E-insaf (PTI) Karachi and seven other senior leaders, as well as more than 500 other unidentified workers, accused of riots, vandalism and disturbance of public order during a rally on the university road in Karachi.
The case was filed at the PB police station on behalf of the State, following violent incidents during a rally organized on August 5 near Gulshan-E-IQBAL.
The rally was led by the leaders of the PTI Raja Azhar, Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Arsalan Khalid, Awab Alvi, Saifur Rehman and Alamgir Khan, and attended around 500 to 600 participants.
According to the FIR, the participants in the rally blocked traffic in the opposite direction and ignored the police guidelines to disperse.
Despite repeated warnings, several participants, would have been armed with sticks, began to trample stones from the police, which prompted the police to respond with tear gas under self -defense measures.
During the confrontation, the gendarme Ejaz of the Aziz Bhatti police station underwent injury to the head after being struck by a stone. The demonstrators fled in the neighboring streets while the police regained control of the situation.
The officer of the Station House (SHO) The Inspector of GDP Muhammad Ashfaq confirmed that the FIR was recorded under articles 147, 148, 149, 186 and 353 of the Pakistani Penal Code, among others.
He said 12 PTI workers had been arrested, while 500 to 550 unidentified suspects appointed to the FIR remain in freedom. Surveys are underway.
In addition, Islamabad police recorded a case against 16 workers from Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), including men and women, for having participated in a demonstration on the Islamabad motorway.
The demonstration took place on August 5, during which PTI workers were seen to sing slogans and agitate festive flags.
Police arrested the demonstrators on the spot and then transferred them to the Lohi Bher police station.
According to officials, the FIR includes a total of 16 legal sections, including provisions under the dad law and 11 other offenses. Legal procedures are currently underway.
