Salman Raja claims 20 PTI supporters killed in Islamabad protest

PTI Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja pictured in a video statement released on November 27, 2024. — Screengrab via X@salmanAraja
PTI Secretary-Normal Salman Akram Raja pictured in a video assertion launched on November 27, 2024. — Screengrab through X@salmanAraja
  • Salman Raja says PTI will launch particulars of its ‘martyrs’.
  • Claims PTI being denied entry to hospitals in Islamabad.
  • Claims hospitals directed to not leak particulars of our bodies, injured’.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-Normal Salman Akram Raja has claimed that at the very least 20 individuals misplaced their lives through the celebration’s “do-or-die” protest in Islamabad yesterday. 

The PTI chief’s assertion comes a day after the previous ruling celebration known as off its much-hyped protest march following an operation by safety forces late Tuesday night time.

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

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

Salman Raja claims 20 PTI supporters killed in Islamabad protest

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

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

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

Following a midnight crackdown on the PTI’s demonstrators, legislation enforcers successfully dispersed the PTI staff. After the motion by the legislation 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 “non permanent suspension” of its “do-or-die” protest.

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

5 safety males martyred: Islamabad IG

Whereas Salman Akram Raja’s declare relating to the killing of celebration staff couldn’t be verified to date, Islamabad IG Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi mentioned that at the very least 5 safety personnel, together with three jawans of Rangers and two policemen, had been martyred through the protest.

Addressing a press convention earlier right now, “12 to 13 autos of police had been set on fireplace [during PTI’s protest].”

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

“37 Afghan nationals amongst 954 individuals had been arrested through the previous three days. A Kalashnikov amongst 39 weapons was seized.”

71 personnel of legislation enforcers had been injured, he mentioned, including that out of them, 27 obtained bullet accidents.

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