Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers defied the Punjab government’s protective measures on Saturday, enduring heavy tear gas and baton charges to gather at Minar-i-Pakistan in a show of strength.
At the location of the momentous 1940 Pakistan Resolution vote.
PTI supporters showed up in force despite Section 144, which banned any political rallies in Lahore and four other towns. In addition, the government had placed paramilitary and police personnel on high alert, erected container roadblocks, and sent Rangers into Lahore.
In accordance with the Standing Committee of Cabinet on Law and Order's recommendations, the Punjabi government had also asked for army forces to uphold law and order. But the Home Department made it clear that the main purpose of these deployments was to protect heads of state who were coming to Islamabad for the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting. "Army troops will be stationed in Rawalpindi and Attock as needed," a Home
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The PTI leadership had already declared that there would be a surprise in store in response to the strict security measures. PTI members from Lahore and the surrounding areas held off on starting their planned march towards Minar-i-Pakistan till the evening on Saturday.
Police used a lot of tear gas on them and beat them with batons as they marched through the city, and some demonstrators attacked back. Still, the protesters persisted in their march, yelling things like "Imran teray jaanisar, beshumaar" (Imran, your devotees are numerous), "Le ke rahein gay Azadi" (We will take independence), and "Imran Khan Zindabad" (Long live Imran Khan).
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