A worst traffic jam was witnessed on main arteries of the garrison city on Saturday due to a rally held by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to mark the death anniversary of Mumtaz Qadri. File photo
RAWALPINDI: A worst traffic jam was witnessed on main arteries of the garrison city on Saturday due to a rally held by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to mark the death anniversary of Mumtaz Qadri.
The participants gathered on Murree Road at Liaquat Bagh and blocked the main road and then moved to Bhara Kahu in Islamabad, creating a gridlock. Though traffic police made a diversion plan, people suffered a lot. Traffic on Saddar-Murree Road was diverted towards Kutchery Chowk from Marrir Chowk. Raja Bazaar-Murree Road traffic was diverted from DAV College Chowk and Akbar International Hotel and vehicles coming from Committee Chowk (underpass and main junction) were diverted towards Dhoke Khabba.
Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the media in this file photo. DawnNewsTV/File
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that as decided in a renewed agreement with the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, his government would take the matter to parliament before April 20, the new deadline set for the implementation of the TLP’s demands.
The TLP had been threatening to stage a sit-in in Islamabad to protest against the PTI government’s failure to implement the agreement reached with it on Nov 16, which included demands like “expelling the French ambassador, severing ties with France and boycotting French products”, within three months through parliament.