PTI holding a mammoth rally in lahore tomorrow
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: PTI is holding a mammoth rally at Minar-e-Pakisan in Lahore tomorrow (March 22).
PTI chairman Imran Khan announced this on Sunday, a day after the trial court canceled his arrest warrants in the Toshakhana case. The court adjourned the hearing of the case till March 30.
PTI is holding a big rally in Lahore ahead of the general elections of the Punjab assembly in the province on April 30.
The former prime minister also said that his Zaman Park residence was raided unlawfully in his absence as he was in Islamabad to appear in court.
Last week, Lahore High Court disallowed PTI to hold a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on Sunday (today).
However, Imran Khan announced a mammoth rally on Wednesday in Lahore to show his public strength and to express his anger against the police raid at his residence.
On Saturday, Lahore police raided Zaman Park and recovered weapons from the residence of Imran Khan in Zaman Park.
Police raided the Zaman Park residence of the PTI chairman when he was on his way to Islamabad to appear in the trial court in the Toshakhana case.
Inspector General of Punab Police Dr Usman Anwar said that police have recovered rifles from the Khan’s residence. He said that with the help of CCTV cameras and footage, police officials are arresting PTI workers who attacked security officials.
Addressing a press conference with Punjab Information Minister Amir Mir, IG Police also said that police have arrested 61 PTI activists who attacked police officials.
A clash also occurred between police and PTI workers at Zaman Park which led to injuries to both sides.
Over, 1,000 security personnel participated in the operation at Zaman Park.
Meanwhile, the interior minister also said the police have cleared the PTI workers’ camps established on the road.
Police used cranes and trucks to remove camps set up outside Imran Khan’s residence in Zaman Park.
‘PDM Govt wants to arrest me’, says Khan
Earlier, Former prime minister Imran Khan said that the federal government wants to arrest him.
Khan said this in his Twitter message just before appearing in the trial court at the Judicial Complex in Islamabad.
