Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Imran Khan and said the “man who paralysed the federal capital for four months cannot tolerate a small protest”.
“Torture inflicted on political workers of the PPP by those who stole votes is condemnable,” she said. Slamming Prime Minister Imran Khan, Maryam tweeted: “The person who attacked Parliament, PM House, PTV and paralysed Islamabad for four months could not tolerate a small protest because he is scared.”
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) barred political workers from entering the federal capital and directed the provincial home secretaries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab to instruct their police personnel to stop PPP workers. The Islamabad IG ordered the police to enforce Section 144 of the PPC as over 2,000 security personnel were deployed on the Islamabad-Kashmir Highway with all routes leading to the office sealed. Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) workers, to show solidarity, attempted accompanying Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to the NAB office. The Islamabad police used water cannons to disperse party workers at bay. Reportedly, several workers have been arrested after they clashed with the police.
Police used water cannons to disperse PPP workers and stop them from moving towards NAB headquarters. As a result, there was a scuffle between PPP workers at police at Islamabad’s D-Chowk. At least 40 workers were arrested for trying to cross the NAB office gate.
Bilawal appeared before the NAB team that quizzed him for 30 minutes after which he was handed over a questionnaire comprising of 32 questions. Sources said the PPP chairman failed to give satisfactory answers to the questions put to him by the probe team.
