[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Sources on the ground reported on Wednesday that police units that had been closing in on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s home in Zaman Park to arrest him for the past two days have begun to recede, temporarily putting an end to hostilities.
According to sources, police authorities stated that they would not enter Khan’s home until the current Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8 cricket match was over.
Security personnel, including police, were spotted exiting Zaman Park.
Imran Khan, the leader of the PTI, emerged from his home wearing a mask after the police left and greeted the workers.
شدید شیلنگ کے باوجود عمران خان زمان پارک کارکنوں کے درمیان موجود#زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/Hoz3ASgzyE
— Tehreek-e-Insaf (@InsafPK) March 15, 2023
So far, the police have arrested at least 10 PTI workers from the area.
On the other hand, hospital sources told Geo News that at least 54 cops and eight citizens have been injured in the clashes that have been on going since yesterday.
PTI supporters clashed repeatedly with police overnight while he remained holed up in his Zaman Park residence, defying attempts to arrest him. Meanwhile, the law enforcers had also arrested the PTI workers.
Police fought pitched battles with supporters of Khan’s PTI near his residence throughout the night, firing fusillades of teargas and dodging rocks thrown by angry crowds.
The police action to implement court orders started on Tuesday when a heavy contingent surrounded the area, however, a charged crowd denied the law enforcers any opportunity to arrest their leader.
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