A minimum of 20 ‘martyred’ in PTI protest, claims Salman Akram Raja



PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja addresses the press conference in Lahore on October 31, 2024. — Screengrab via YouTube / Geo News
PTI Secretary Common Salman Akram Raja addresses the press convention in Lahore on October 31, 2024. — Screengrab through YouTube / Geo Information

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-Common Salman Akram Raja has claimed that no less than 20 individuals have been “martyred” in the course of the celebration’s ‘do-or-die’ demonstration held in Islamabad yesterday.

The PTI chief’s assertion comes hours after Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi rubbished the PTI’s claims about casualties amongst its supporters in the course of the safety forces’ crackdown within the federal capital. Naqvi, whereas speaking to the media earlier as we speak, termed social media studies claiming that 33 our bodies have been dropped at a hospital as “propaganda” and challenged the previous ruling celebration to offer the names of the deceased.

“A minimum of 20 supporters of the PTI have been killed in yesterday’s protest in Islamabad. We now have full bio-data and movies of eight of them,” the PTI chief stated in a video assertion launched on social media on Wednesday.

“And, particulars in regards to the remaining others will likely be launched to the media.”

At least 20 martyred in PTI protest, claims Salman Akram Raja

Raja alleged that the previous ruling celebration was being denied entry to its employees receiving medical remedy at hospitals in Islamabad.

He additional accused that hospitals within the federal capital have been being instructed to destroy related information, with directives ordering them to not present households with the information of their deceased or injured relations.

The PTI’s secretary-general introduced that the Imran Khan-led celebration would take authorized motion, saying, “We’ll strategy the courts towards the federal government, the ministry of inside, and the inside minister.”

Following a midnight crackdown on the PTI’s demonstrators, regulation enforcers successfully dispersed the PTI employees. After the motion by the regulation enforcers, the protesters dispersed and Bushra Bibi and KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Later, the PTI issued a press launch from its central media cell within the early hours of Wednesday, asserting a “momentary suspension” of its “do-or-die” protest.

The Imran Khan-led celebration’s protest was staged towards the “unlawful” incarceration of the PTI founder, different celebration leaders and employees, the “stolen mandate” within the February 8 normal elections and the twenty sixth Constitutional Modification.

5 safety males martyred: Islamabad IG

Whereas Salman Akram Raja’s declare concerning the killing of celebration employees couldn’t be verified up to now, Islamabad IG Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi stated that no less than 5 safety personnel, together with three jawans of Rangers and two policemen, have been martyred in the course of the protest.

Addressing a press convention earlier as we speak, “12 to 13 autos of police have been set on fireplace [during PTI’s protest].”

Along with this, the police chief stated “miscreants” broken 161 CCTV cameras of Secure Metropolis in order that their actions couldn’t be recorded.

“37 Afghan nationals amongst 954 individuals have been arrested in the course of the previous three days. A Kalashnikov amongst 39 weapons was seized.”

71 personnel of regulation enforcers have been injured, he stated, including that out of them, 27 acquired bullet accidents.

A spokesperson for the Polyclinic Hospital stated that two lifeless our bodies and 26 injured have been dropped at the hospital.