Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has claimed that at least 20 people were “martyred” during the party’s ‘Do or Die’ demonstration in Islamabad yesterday.
The PTI leader’s statement came hours after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi rejected PTI’s claims about the deaths of its supporters during a crackdown by security forces in the federal capital. Naqvi, speaking to the media earlier today, termed social media reports claiming that 33 bodies had been brought to a hospital as “propaganda” and the former ruling party to provide the names of the dead. Challenged.
In a video statement released on social media on Wednesday, the PTI leader said, “At least 20 PTI supporters were killed in yesterday’s protest in Islamabad. We have full bio-data of eight of them and There are videos.”
“And details about the rest will be released to the media.”
Raja alleged that the former ruling party was being denied access to its workers undergoing treatment in hospitals in Islamabad.
He further alleged that the hospitals in the federal capital were being directed to destroy the relevant records It has been asked that they should not provide the records of their dead or injured relatives to the relatives.
The Secretary General of PTI announced that the party led by Imran Khan will take legal action.
After a midnight crackdown on PTI protesters, law enforcement agencies effectively dispersed PTI workers. After the action of the law enforcement agencies, the protesters dispersed and Bushra Bibi and KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Later, the PTI issued a press release from its central media cell early on Wednesday, announcing the “temporary suspension” of its “do or die” protest.
The Imran Khan-led party protested against the “illegal” imprisonment of the PTI founder, other party leaders and workers, the “stolen mandate” in the February 8 general elections and the 26th constitutional amendment.
Five security personnel martyred: IG Islamabad
Salman Akram Raja’s claim regarding the death of party workers has yet to be confirmed, Islamabad IG Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi said that at least five security personnel, including three Rangers jawans and two policemen, were martyred during the protest. .
Addressing a press conference earlier today, “12 to 13 police vehicles were set on fire. [during PTI’s protest]”
Also, the police chief said “miscreants” damaged 161 CCTV cameras of Safe City so that their activities could not be recorded.
During the last three days, out of 954 people, 37 Afghan citizens were arrested. 39 weapons including a Kalashnikov were seized.
He said 71 law enforcement officials were injured, 27 of them with bullet wounds.
The spokesperson of Polyclinic Hospital said that two dead bodies and 26 injured have been brought to the hospital.