The weekend protests in the national capital by the party of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan led to a loss of Rs 24 crore. Also, due to this, people could not go to work, due to which an additional loss of Rs 190 billion has been estimated.
Information about this loss has been given in the media report on Wednesday (October 9, 2024). The damage assessment is mentioned in a report submitted by the Islamabad Inspector General Office to the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad following violent protests by supporters and activists of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the weekend. Was assigned.
After the government introduced constitutional amendments, Khan called for a protest rally demanding independence of the judiciary. His party chose D-Chowk as the protest venue. D-Chowk is the same place where Khan and his party supporters staged a 126-day sit-in protest in the federal capital in 2014.
Party imran khan Is also demanding the release of. Citing the report of a top police officer, Geo News said that 441 Safe City cameras worth Rs 14 crore were damaged during the protests. Apart from this, 10 police vehicles, 31 motorcycles and 51 gas masks were also damaged.
Geo News reported that protesters also damaged three private vehicles and a crane. The report also said that one policeman was killed and 31 others were injured.
In this, quoting Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s televised speech on Tuesday, it has been said that the Economic Advisory Branch of his ministry has estimated a huge economic loss of Rs 190 billion due to the protests due to stoppage of economic activities.
As Pakistan prepares to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting next week, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said Khan’s party will not be allowed to repeat the 2014-like sit-in that led to the cancellation of the Chinese President’s visit. .
PTI protests disrupted life in Rawalpindi and Islamabad from Friday until at least Sunday as both cities were sealed with containers to prevent protesters from entering. A widespread ban has also been imposed on the Internet. Similar situation prevails in Lahore since Saturday.
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