Imran Khan withdraws protest, says will return to Islamabad if polls not introduced in 6 days

With a stern warning to the federal government, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has withdrawn his protest march after reaching Islamabad.

Imran Khan has warned that he’ll return to Islamabad if new elections should not introduced in six days. (Photo: Reuters)

Announce election in six days, or will return to Islamabad with the ‘complete nation’, former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan warned the federal government as he addressed the protestors in Islamabad.

“He denounced the ‘tactics’ used by the ‘imported government, including raids and arrests, to stop the PTI’s march and thanked the Supreme Court (SC) for taking notice of the matter,” the Dawn reported.

Supporters of the PTI are seen amid tear gasoline fumes, utilized by police to disperse them, as they collect to attend a protest march led by ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad.

Imran Khan, who was ousted because the Prime Minister of Pakistan in April, referred to as on his supporters to assemble at Islamabad’s D-Chowk for a ‘peaceful’ protest rally to demand recent elections. His name for the protest got here after Pakistan’s Supreme Court directed authorities to permit the protest rally within the nationwide capital and restrained them from arresting the cricketer-turned-politician.

The protesters gathered in 1000’s and began eradicating the barricades, which led to a conflict with the police.

Vehicles are seen amid tear gasoline fumes utilized by the police to disperse supporters of the PTI throughout a protest in help of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore.

The ruling celebration mentioned that Khan’s determination to carry a rally on the D-Chowk was a violation of the Supreme Court that had requested his celebration to organise the rally at a floor in H-9 Sector of the capital metropolis.

Soon after the conflict broke out, police arrested lots of of PTI employees and a few of its leaders to cease them from becoming a member of the protest being dubbed as ‘Azadi March’. TV channels confirmed the police firing teargas and beating up PTI’s supporters within the Punjab province. Several ladies and kids have been reportedly injured within the police firing in Lahore’s Liberty Chowk space.