Manan Mandokhail, Muhammad Mudassir:
Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) supporters staged a protest demonstration outside Quetta Press Club against the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday evening. The PTI workers also blocked the main highway linking Quetta with Islamabad in Kuchlak and Muslim Bagh.
Former deputy speaker national assembly, Qasim Khan Suri and other leaders led the protesters outside the Quetta press club. The PTI workers chanted full-throated slogans against the election commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Noor Khan Khilji, Abdul Bari Bareech, Muhammad Asif Tareen and other leaders were also present on the occasion.
“PTI will resist this decision on behalf of the election commission of Pakistan”, Qasim Suri
“PTI will resist this decision on behalf of the election commission of Pakistan”, Qasim Suri told the flags-waving supporters. He said the party would intensify its protest against what he called the imported government across the country.
The PTI workers took out a protest rally from its office in the Shehbaz Town area of Quetta and they gathered outside the press club to vent their anger.
The party workers also blocked the main highway linking Quetta with Islamabad in Muslim Bagh and Kuchlak against the disqualification of the former premier of the country. Long queues of vehicles on both sides of the road were witnessed as a result of the protest by the PTI supporters. People suffered difficulties because of the blockade of the road by PTI workers.
Strict security measures on the eve of PTI protest
The party leaders lashed out at the election commission of Pakistan and the present government for what they claimed their decision was based on hatred and injustice. “This government has ruined all institutions in the country”, Qasim Suri, the former deputy speaker national assembly stated.
The administration had taken strict security measures on the eve of the protest demonstration by the PTI supporters to avert any untoward incident. Baton-wielding policemen were deployed outside the press club to maintain order.
Subsequently, the PTI workers peacefully dispersed after recording their protest against the disqualification of former premier Imran Khan.
