Several people were injured in clashes that took place between supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Faisalabad on Monday, ahead of Imran Khan’s call for a ‘shutdown’ of the city. A PTI activist has been gunned down in the incident.
Khan is also scheduled to arrive in Faisalabad today in the afternoon. Khan has promised that the strike in Faisalabad is the first of a series to target major cities in the country after leading a months long demonstration in Islamabad, that shut down the city and sparked clashes.
A clash has taken place on Novelty Chowk as a result of which traffic on Millat Road was blocked. Police is now using water-cannons to dispel protesters. Stick-wielding activists of the two parties also pelted each other with eggs. PTI workers are blocking roads in the city to protest against the government, said a police officer.
Incidents of gun-firing were also reported at the scene. Three wounded men have been shifted to a nearby hospital, of which one is reported to be a PTI worker.
