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Lahore Workers and supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday initiated protests in various cities across the country against alleged “rigging in the general election” held on Feb 8.
PTI workers blocked the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway in continuing protest against what they called rigging in the general elections in Peshawar.
A large number of PTI workers and supporters gathered at the Motorway toll plaza, blocking the road to all vehicular traffic from noon until Sunday night.
PTI workers have been protesting for the third consecutive day
The PTI workers have been protesting for the third consecutive day against alleged rigging on eight Provincial and one National Assembly seats in the elections.
The sit-in was ongoing at the time of filing this report.
Initially PTI had planned “peaceful” protest in Punjab but demonstrations started against “massive rigging post-polling” across major cities but cancelled some of them hours before the scheduled time, citing fears of “a false flag operation”.
Protests took place in several cities
Nevertheless, protests took place in several cities across the province, including Lahore, where police arrested dozens of PTI supporters who reached the protest venues.
In Rahim Yar Khan, police reportedly raided the residences of seven PTI-backed independent candidates who won their seats on Feb 8, allegedly to coerce them into joining PML-N, according to local PTI leadership.
