Imran in Islamabad, Shahbaz government approves army to protect red zone

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has entered Islamabad via Srinagar Highway. His convoy arrived in Islamabad at midnight on Wednesday. From here, things get trickier, and this is where the true meaning of burning up of bad psychic imprints comes into play. According to a Dawn report, Imran's supporters are still there in the face of police obstruction and gunfire.

Dawn reports that Shahbaz Sharif's government has sought the help of the army in securing Islamabad's "red zone". The government has already given permission for the deployment of the army. There has been talk of deploying troops to protect important government buildings.

Home Minister Rana Sanaullah tweeted a notification saying the government had approved the deployment of troops in the red zone under Article 245 of the constitution.

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have started a long march towards the capital Islamabad to demand fresh elections at the behest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is desperately trying to stop this. He is now on his way to D-Chowk in Islamabad.

In a video message, Imran Khan asked all Pakistanis to take to the streets of their city. He also asked everyone to reach D-Chowk in the long march towards Islamabad.
On the way to the capital, Imran stopped at a distance of 50 km. There, he said, he and his supporters would not vacate the de-chalk until a new election date was announced by the importing government.

According to local media Geo News, the police have cordoned off the capital before the long march at the behest of Imran Khan. Many members of the law enforcement force have been deployed. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Tuesday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. This time the government is planning to arrest Imran Khan and his associates.

However, Imran Khan claimed that when his convoy reached its target, the police also realized his jihadi goal. Later, in a video shared from PTI's official account, it was seen that when Imran Khan's convoy was heading towards D-Chowk, the policemen also greeted him by waving their hands.

Earlier in the day, concerns were raised when police fired tear gas and started arresting PTI supporters at the start of PTI's Independence Long March. PTI leader Shirin Mazari has claimed that police are firing tear gas at expired women and children. "Throwing expired tear gas is not only a violation of the court order, it is also a terrorist act by Home Minister Rana Sanaullah against Pakistani nationals," he said.

Earlier, Imran Khan in a video message asked all Pakistanis to take to the streets of their city. He also asked everyone to reach D-Chowk in the long march towards Islamabad.
Police blocked all entrances to Islamabad with containers to prevent Imran's long march. Police also set up container and barbed wire barricades on highways connecting the capital with Pakistan's provincial cities, such as the Srinagar Highway, Pindi Road, GT Road, Kashmir-Jhilam Road. Imran Khan urged everyone to go to D-Chowk and said, "I will be there in a few hours. He also called on women and children to take to the streets for true freedom.

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Imran Khan further said that the good news is that the Supreme Court has ordered that no one should be arrested during the long march. Your joint presence will send a message across Pakistan that the imported government has been rejected by the people.

Imran left Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at around 6 pm on Wednesday with a convoy. He moved forward by removing the roadblocks created by the Punjab government.

Apart from Imran Khan, PTI leader Fawad Chowdhury also called on activists and supporters of Shirin Mazari's party to gather in the capital D-Chowk. They said all roadblocks have been removed.

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Imran Khan's supporters have left for Islamabad from different parts of Pakistan
Meanwhile, heavy shelling was reported in the Blue Area of ​​Islamabad. Local television footage showed smoke rising from the area. The government claims that PTI supporters have set fire. However, PTI claimed that heavy shelling by the police was going on.

The government said on Tuesday that it would use full force to stop the PTI's 'independence march'. Police launched a raid against PTI activists and officials. Section 144 has been issued in the capital Islamabad and other major cities Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi.