The sit-in by the members of the parliament (MPs) and provincial assemblies belonging to the PTI and Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) at the Parliament House, KP House and Parliament Lodges to protest the health issues Imran Khan is facing at Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi continued on the second day on Saturday. A large contingent of the police was also present inside and outside the Parliament House whose gates were closed.

KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and former KP chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur were among PTI MPs and MPAs, who were present at the KP House. Similarly, a large number of PTI MPs and MPAs staged a sit-in at the Parliament Lodges. The district administration of Islamabad on Friday closed all roads leading to the Red Zone, keeping in view the opposition’s protest outside the Parliament House.

Talking to the media, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said, “PTI founder’s health is not stable, so nobody should object to his medical treatment.” He said that people are facing hurdles to reach the site of the protest. Barrister Gohar said that he himself reached here after 45 minutes.

He went on to say, “The road closures will cause us difficulties, but our protest has been successful before it even began.” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi also reached Islamabad to participate in the protest. He first reached Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House along with party MNAs and MPAs.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)