The residents of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, have been facing multiple issues due to demonstrations staged by the supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the imposition of restrictions imposed by the government.
Khan supporters have started demonstrations over the past three days and clashed with police and other security in different areas resulting in casualties on both sides.
The prime demand of the demonstrators was the release of Imran Khan who also won Pakistan a cricket World Cup in 1992.
As part of the latest update from the site, several PTI protesters reached Islamabad’s D-Chowk, intense tear gas shelling was reported as security forces sprung into action amid a stalemate in talks between the government and the opposition party.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned what he said was an “attack by protesters”, which the interior minister said resulted in the deaths of at least four security personnel.
Faisal Noori, a resident of the I-11 sector of Islamabad told Pajhwok Afghan News, that the internet remained suspended for the past few days and most roads in the federal capital remained closed.
“Internet connection is very week, we cannot use whatsapp and we could not go out of our city,” he said.
Mohammad Hameed, a resident of Faisal Town, said his mother was sick and he came to Islamabad 10 days ago.
“For the past three days our bags have been packed, all the roads are blocked, there is no transport to Peshawar or Torkham, one driver had asked for 25,000 afs to Torkham using a lengthy road.”
Mohammad Mobin, a resident of Islamabad Tarnawal, area said: “We are facing numerous problems for the past three days, roads are blocked, drinking water could not be found in shops, this are huge problems that need to be addressed, my children are enrolled in direction school they are also off.”
Muzghan, a resident of Faisal Town area, said: “The town’s water is not drinkable, the roads are blocked, and most shops don’t have drinking water. This is a big problem that needs to be solved. My children are in a boarding school. They were also given a holiday today and told that the situation is not good, so they should take a break.”
Some other residents lodged similar complaints and asked the government to facilitate common people and open public routes.
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