Condemnation Day of Traitors of Pakistan rallies across country

People paid homage to martyrs; condemned May 9 riots

ISLAMABAD:

Rallies were organised on Sunday in various districts of the country to mark the Condemnation Day of Traitors of Pakistan.

People in different parts of the country came out on the streets to strongly condemn the events that took place on May 9 in the country and the elements involved in them. Moreover, people also paid homage to the martyrs.

Rallies were held in different districts of Balochistan, Quetta, Jafarabad, Naseerabad, Usta Muhammad, Noshki, Dalbadin, Khuzdar, Kohlu and Dera Murad Jamali.

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), rallies were held at various places in Karak, Kurram, Swat, Chitral, Shangla, Buner, Dir, Bannu, Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, Haripur, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Khyber, Mohmand, Peshawar, Mardan and Kohat districts.

In several cities of Punjab, Bishol Chiniot, Sarai Alamgir, Kharian, Narowal, Dera Ghazi Khan and Gujranwala, roads and highways were decorated with banners and rallies were taken out in different cities.

The desecration of the martyrs was strongly condemned by various sections of the society and people also raised slogans in favour of the Pakistan Army, paying tribute to the army on this occasion.

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On this occasion, a seminar was organised by the Pakistan Youth Movement in Quetta which was addressed by Chairman Tehreek Jawanan-i-Pakistan Abdullah Gul and others. The participants strongly condemned the events of May 9.

They emphasised that Pakistan Army is the backbone of the country's security.

A day earlier, “walls of shame” were erected across Islamabad and Rawalpindi, targeting the leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party.

The action came in response to the alleged role of PTI leaders in incidents of vandalism targeting public and military installations that took place on May 9 following the arrest of party chief Imran Khan.

These walls of shame bear banners that read "Wall of Shame" and "Day of Condemnation of Traitors of Pakistan," accompanied by shoe marks on pictures of Imran and other party leaders.