After a week-long pause due to the assassination attempt of Pakistan’s former president Imran Khan, the “Haqeeqi Azadi march,” was resumed on Thursday by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). The march was resumed amid heavy security as massive security personnel were deployed by the provincial government of Punjab.
Thousands of supporters of Imran Khan are holding a “long march” to the national capital to demand the removal of the government and immediate elections. It sent 1,542 personnel along with officers in four districts of provinces to ensure that security arrangements are in place.
According to the directive issued by the additional inspector general of police (PHP) to divisional police chiefs, among the 1,542 PHP personnel, 500 were kept at Gujrat Police Lines as IGP Reserve as long as the long march is in the jurisdiction of Gujrat Region to tackle any emergency situation. Afterward, the force shifted to Jhelum and Rawalpindi to assist the local police for the same.
Out of 1,542 PHP personnel, 242 have been deployed in Gujarat, 500 in Jhelum, and 300 in Attock.
On Tuesday, PTI announced that its long march will be resuming at 1 pm from Wazirabad Allahwale Chowk on Thursday.
Incidentally, it happens to be the same spot where former prime minister Imran Khan was shot at while carrying out his long march.
“Pakistan get ready!!! God willing, on Thursday, November 10, at 1:00 p.m., the Haqeeqi Azadi Long March will resume its journey from Wazirabad Allahwale Chowk,” PTI tweeted.
The date of the long march was changed thrice.,
In the latest development, The Nation reported that PTI will be approaching the Pakistan Supreme Court to register the FIR in the incident of the attack on Imran Khan.
The PTI senators, members of the National Assembly, and members of the Provincial Assembly will be approaching the Supreme Court demanding the registration of FIR.
