PTI protest outside KPK provincial assembly as Islamabad police arrest party leaders - 09/10/2024

Supporters of the former Prime Minister and chairman of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan are protesting outside the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly as Islamabad police are arresting PTI party leaders in Peshawar, Pakistan, on September 10, 2024. Police are arresting PTI leaders Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Sher Afzal Khan Marwat, and advocate Shoaib Shaheen outside parliament, prompting the party to condemn the actions as a 'direct attack on democracy.' PTI is criticizing the PML-N government for the arrests, calling them 'illegal orders' and stating 'This is a moment of shame for the entire parliament.' Opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan is adding that police are targeting other PTI members as well, asserting 'Our only crime is that we have dared to challenge the status quo.' In a televised address, PML-N Senator Talal Chaudhry is vowing legal action against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur for inciting violence during a rally, claiming that 'not only will those who attacked be arrested, but also their mastermind.' The situation is escalating during a PTI rally that is clashing with police, leading to several arrests amid rising tensions.