Islamabad: Following the call for a sit-in by Jamaat-e-Islami and a protest by PTI, the Red Zone and roads leading from Rawalpindi to the capital have been partially blocked with containers. Additionally, five Jamaat-e-Islami workers have been arrested.
A spokesperson for Jamaat-e-Islami claimed that their workers have started being detained from Express Chowk, with five workers taken into custody from the arriving convoy.
The spokesperson condemned the arrests vigorously, accusing the government of provoking peaceful protesters with such tactics. They alleged that the government, in a state of panic, aims to disrupt the peace of Islamabad and warned that if the workers are not released immediately, the government will be held responsible for the situation.
In Islamabad, in response to the call for a sit-in by Jamaat-e-Islami and a protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), roads leading from Rawalpindi to the capital have been partially blocked with containers.
The route to Rawalpindi at Faizabad has been closed with containers, and containers have also been placed at Chandni Chowk on Murree Road and Sixth Road.
The Jamaat-e-Islami spokesperson stated that the sit-in against high electricity bills and inflation will proceed as planned, with convoys heading towards Islamabad.
Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, including Amir-e-Jamaat Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman and Deputy Amir Liaquat Baloch, are also present in Islamabad.
Jamaat-e-Islami has claimed that during a raid on Liaquat Baloch’s house, two workers were detained, and several activists were taken into custody from Lahore, Gujrat, Vehari, Sargodha, Hafizabad, and Faisalabad.
It is noteworthy that PTI has also announced a protest demanding the release of their arrested workers and against inflation.
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