Pakistan Protests: According to AFP, the rally was temporarily halted on Wednesday after the government used tear gas and rubber bullets against the protestors. PTI leaders said that the Pakistani government used bullets and weapons against them.
Why are the Pakistan protesting?
What began as a peaceful rally became violent as around 10,000 protestors battled with security personnel near the parliament. These demonstrators are demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to AFP, about 10,000 protesters surged into Islamabad over the weekend, defying a 4-day closure in the capital. Following leaders of nearly four security officers during a prior protest, the authorities issued a ban on public gatherings and a lockdown.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Jailed party abandoned its demonstration in Islamabad on Wednesday “for the time being” following a midnight slot by authorities that reportedly killed people and injured over 50.
Who is behind the protest in Pakistan?
While Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is spearheading the protest from jail, his wife Bushra Khan was instrumental in gathering a large crowd to march in Islamabad. According to Reuters, Bushra Bibi emerged from the shadows this week to spearhead a demonstration in support of her detained husband.
Midnight Crackdown Drama
Around midnight, please and Pakistani police commenced an operation to remove the protest area, forcing protesters, including Bibi and Gandapur, to flee. Special teams were organized to apprehend PTI leaders. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi later told a press conference in D-Chowk that Gandapur and Bibi had left. “They ran away in front of you, not one or two or three. But thousands of people run away,” he said.
He is stated that restoring the capital shuttered roadways was a top priority. He also stated that schools would return on Thursday and internet connectivity would be restored today.
Who is Bushra Bibi?
Bushra Khan is commonly referred to by her husband and followers as Bushra Bibi or Bushra Begum, both of which are titles of honor in Urdu. See, I invaded Islamabad this week with thousands of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members who broke over the security barricades.
She spoke to supporters from the top of a truck near the historic D-Chowk area. Where, they promised to hold a sitting until Khan was released. “You all need to promise that until Khan is among us. You will not leave D-Chowk,” Bushra added at her first public demonstration.
Bushra Khan encourages Imran Khan’s followers to demonstrate in the central sensitive location during her speech at a public event. Her instructions to organize a protest on the outskirts of the capital, according to Reuters, sighting party insiders.
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