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ISLAMABAD: A group of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers has entered Sindh House premises after breaking the main gate during a protest, ARY News reported on Friday.
A large number of the PTI workers gathered outside the Sindh House building for hours to protest against the dissident lawmakers taking shelter at the Sindh House.
The Islamabad police ordered the PTI protestors to vacate the main gate of the building and moved to the other side, however, they refused to vacate the main gate.
According to reports, around a dozen of PTI workers have been arrested and MNAs also surrendered before the police. The arrested MNAs and PTI workers were taken to the Secretariat police station.
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Heavy contingents of law enforcement agencies were called to the scene.
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After protesting at the main gate, the PTI workers suddenly stormed the building and broke the main to enter the building while raising slogans against the opposition and turncoats.
Islamabad police started arresting the PTI workers who broke into Sindh House. Two Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) who came with the PTI protestors were also arrested by the police.
The law and order situation was brought under control after the timely action of Islamabad police who have cleared the Sindh House premises from the protestors.
Sheikh RasheedInterior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, while talking to ARY News, condemned the action of PTI workers and said that he has ordered police to arrest the PTI workers and MNAs who stormed Sindh House.
He said that nobody would be allowed to violate the law and disturb the peace situation.
Asad UmarFederal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar ordered PTI workers to immediately return from Sindh House and vacate the premises. He directed PTI workers to be part of any illegal activity as the political party believes in the supremacy of law.
Sharjeel MemonPakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Memon said in a press conference that they consider the attack on the Sindh House as an attack on the Sindh province.
Memon criticised that the government assets have been attacked by the PTI workers while Islamabad police officials became the silent spectators in the tense situation. The lives of PPP MNAs came in danger due to PTI workers’ attack if they were not stopped by the Sindh police officials, he added.
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The PPP leader said that the PTI government wanted to provoke them to take an action. He said that PPP workers will not choose the path of violence. He demanded Imran Khan to step down as the prime minister after watching his defeat in the coming days.
He announced that cases will be filed against those MNAs who are involved in the attack on the Sindh House.
Sharjeel Memon threatened that they have seen the route of Bani Gala and Prime Minister House and they should not be forced to do a response action.
Earlier in the day, three former prime ministers claimed that the PTI government is planning to abduct its dissident MNAs from the Sindh House with the help of Islamabad police and administration.
In a letter jointly endorsed by former premiers, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Raja Parvez Ashraf and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, they said Prime Minister Imran Khan and Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed will be responsible for any police action inside the Sindh House.