Hours after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) introduced to name off its much-touted “do-or-die” protest, Islamabad police have filed eight totally different instances in opposition to the previous ruling get together’s leaders and staff, together with its founder, Imran Khan.
The motion by the federal capital’s police got here after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif underlined the necessity for “powerful choices” to curb agitative politics and restore stability within the nation.
“We’ve to resolve whether or not we save Pakistan or enable sit-ins to happen,” the prime minister mentioned whereas addressing the federal cupboard assembly on Wednesday.
The instances have been registered at numerous police stations, together with Shahzad City, Sihala, Khanna, Shams Colony, Midday, Nilore, Tarnol, and Bani Gala. The lately lodged FIRs named Bushra Bibi and the PTI’s central management, together with Ali Amin Gandapur, Salman Akram Raja and Sheikh Waqas Akram, amongst others.
Moreover the get together’s native management, hundreds of people are additionally named in these instances.
The instances embody costs of terrorism, assault on police, violation of Part 144, abduction, and interference in authorities operations.
The previous ruling get together’s “do-or-die” protest, which began on November 24 noticed clashes between its supporters and legislation enforcers, closure of roads and academic establishments. The protest abruptly got here to an finish within the wee hours of Wednesday following a crackdown by safety forces.
The operation by legislation enforcers dispersed the protesters with Ali Amin Gandapur and Bushra Bibi operating again to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The current protest was the most recent effort by the PTI’s months-long marketing campaign to safe Imran Khan’s launch who has been behind bars in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail in numerous instances for greater than a 12 months now.