ISLAMABAD: Chiefs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has started their campaign to enter into Red Zone of the federal capital Islamabad on Tuesday’s night.
PTI chief Imran Khan and PAT chief Tahirul Qadri had delivered their final addresses before leaving for highly-sensitive Red Zone just a minutes ago.
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(August 20, 12:20am) PTI and PAT protestors have left behind last barrier of Parliament House while a large number of demonstrators managed to enter Red Zone without a single loss and clash with deployed security personnels.
PAT chief Tahirul Qadri’s vehicle is currently present on Embassy Road of Islamabad while PTI chief Imran Khan has threatened the PM Nawaz Sharif for reaching into Prime Minister’s House if he doesn’t present his resignation from premiership.
End of the Day:
(11:53pm) Federal government started working on new strategy, installing the containers again on the entry and exit points of Islamabad, local media reported.
According to reports, the decision was taken to stop more protestors trying to enter in the federal capital from other cities.
(11:42pm) PTI, PAT protestors have managed to reach before Prime Minister’s Secretariat building in Islamabad now. Surprisingly, there is not a single barrier to face by protestors now onwards till Parliament House located 100 metres away.
(11:39pm) Meanwhile, PM’s daughter Maryam Nawaz said that PM Nawaz Sharif has prohibited the usage of power against the PTI, PAT protestors on humanitarian basis.
(11:39pm) Federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said, ‘Imran Khan have only way to resolve matters via talks as dictation will not be accepted.’
(11:30pm) Protestors crossed Nadra Chowk after hour long efforts to remove containers and barbed wires from the roads, whereas, security forces have completely silent and avoiding clashes with the crowd.
(11:11) Tahirul Qadri’s convoy reaches Nadra Chowk in security circle of PAT workers.
(11:07) Pakistan government will avoid usage of power, says Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed.
(10:38pm) First convoy have reached the NADRA chowk comprising of PTI and PAT workers.
(10:35pm) Imran Khan along with PTI leadership answering the party workers’ slogan against federal government.
(10:33pm) Other containers removed from Khayaban-e-Soharwardi Road.
(10:27pm) Protestors have managed to reach near Embassy Road and Federal Lodges.
(10:18pm) Emergency imposed in Poly Clinic and PIMS Hospital of the federal capital Islamabad.
(10:11pm) Police started baton charge on protestors on Sarena Chowk, started firing rubber bullet while the situation is now going intense near Red Zone. One person injured while the identification is yet undisclosed.
(10:07pm) Imran Khan introduced new slogan, “Lets go to Parliament House!”.
Imran Khan with PTI leadership leading the public march towards Red Zone Islamabad
(10:05pm) Security personnels have completely avoided to resist the rally participants heading fastly towards Red Zone Islamabad.
(10:05pm) PAT workers removed all containers at Sarena Chowk.
(10:00pm) Dunya News caught former CM Balochistan Aslam Raisani in the march. According to reports, he was resisting against PTI workers during the march while suddenly he left the march.
(09:58) Hundreds of protestors waiting to move forward after removal of next barriers as 20 more containers are being removed by the vehicles.
(09:50pm) Police sources told TheNewsTribe representative, ‘There is no plan till yet to resist the protestors’
(09:45pm) All protestors making ‘Human Chain’ now after touching in the Red Zone border near Nadra Chowk.
(09:42pm) PAT and PTI workers entered in the premises of Red Zone while security personnels on high alert on Sarena and Naga Chowk.
(09:38pm) Protestors are not cutting barbed wires to clear the ways towards Red Zone
(09:30pm) Road cleared for Tahirul Qadri’s vehicle.
(09:25pm) On the other hand, PAT male activists have displaced second container successfully and start further movement along with hundreds of women.
(09:25pm) Imran Khan warns PMLN govt, says ‘I am coming to bring all rulers under accountability of the nation’ ‘Nawaz Sharif! I’m coming, now resign from your post’
(09:21pm) PTI chief says to police officials, ‘We are coming, lets welcome us’. He continuously encouraging protestors to move forward persistently.
(09:18pm) Imran Khan shouting ‘Toor Daalo! Toor Daalo!’ while Tahirul Qadri saying ‘Mubarak Ho! Mubarak Ho!
(09:12pm) Imran Khan ordering worker to break all barriers, encouraging protestors to damage the containers immediately.
(09:08pm) Rally of thousands of protestors start moving forward towards Red Zone fearlessly till yet.
(09:05pm) First victory of outrageous crowd as it removed first container successfully while police checkposts are not far away now.
(08:58) High-level session under chair of PM Nawaz Sharif commenced in Islamabad in presence of several senior PMLN senior leaders and legal advisors.
(08:58) Protestors started removing barriers via using heavy vehicles.
(08:55pm) Only one barrier left between protestors and Police deployments.
(08:49) PTI and PAT marches combined on Aabpara Chowk of Islamabad.
(08:48pm) First convoy of PTI reached at Aabpara Chowk of Islamabad.
(08:37pm) PTI Khan and PAT Qadri combinedly ordered their party workers to start moving forward along with heavy duty vehicle to remove all barriers in way of Red Zone.
PTI chief Imran Khan’s Three Promises:
1. Protestors should maintain peace in the Red Zone.
2. Take revenge from PM Nawaz Sharif if something happened to Imran Khan.
3. No takeover of any building during the peaceful protest.
PAT chief Tahirul Qadri Promises:
1. Peace surety by PAT workers during march
2. No destructive moves for foreign embassies and the Supreme Court (SC)
3. Just stage sit ins before Parliament House Islamabad.
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