Multiple arrests as Islamabad police crackdown on JI sit-in

Routes leading to D-Chowk blocked with containers by police and administration

ISLAMABAD:

Capital police have arrested numerous participants of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) sit-in at Islamabad's D-Chowk, with ongoing efforts to detain more, Express News reported.

The arrested individuals have been transported in prisoner vans, and the routes leading to D-Chowk have been blocked with containers by the police and administration.

Containers have also been placed at the city’s entry points, and major roads and intersections are only allowing one lane of traffic. This has resulted in long queues of vehicles and significant inconvenience for residents.

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Additional containers have been placed under the Zero Point Bridge too, leaving only two lanes open for traffic.

A heavy police presence is deployed at Faizabad, equipped with water cannons and tear gas. Operational police units have been issued 10,000 tear gas shells from police lines to manage the protesters.

Heads of three government hospitals have been instructed to keep their emergency departments on high alert until Monday to handle any potential emergencies arising from the situation.