ECP decision against Imran triggers protest on Karachi roads

KARACHI:

In a knee-jerk reaction over the news of the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, his supporters came out on the roads and staged a protest in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

The protest ended peacefully in the night when Imran Khan asked people to go home and prepare for the long march.

PTI supporters took out a rally and staged a protest over the Election Commission of Pakistan (EPC) decision to disqualify PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case.

The workers staged a sit-in at the Sindh election commissioner office and chanted slogans. PTI leaders said that Imran Khan is their red line, if anyone crosses it there would be a severe retaliation.

The protestors staged sit-in for three hours and dispersed peacefully on the instructions of the leadership.

PTI workers started to flock at PTI central office located on Sharae Faisal, as soon as the decision came regarding disqualification of Imran Khan. Central leaders, members of the assembly and a large number of workers reached Insaf House.

PTI Sindh President Ali Zaidi addressed the workers and said PTI will not back down from its real freedom struggle. He said that the election commissioner is a puppet of PDM.

Ali Zaidi announced that a sit-in will be held against the ECP decision and PTI workers reached office of Sindh Election Commissioner via Shahrae Faisal in form of a rally from Insaf House.

On this occasion, traffic flow remained disturbed on the city's main traffic artery - Shahrah Faisal - for some time. The rally was led by Ali Zaidi, Imran Ismail, Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Arsalan Taj Ghaman, Jamal Siddiqui, Shahzad Qureshi, Ali GG, Raja Azhar and other leaders were also present.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 22^nd, 2022.