Skip to main content

PTI long march: Police purchase 40,000 teargas shells worth Rs75m

PTI long march, Islamabad police, teargas shells

ISLAMABAD: In view of the upcoming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march, Islamabad police purchased 40,000 teargas shells worth Rs75 million, citing sources, ARY News reported on Monday.

Sources told ARY News that Islamabad police purchased 40,000 teargas shells to stop PTI protestors from advancing toward the federal capital. Sources added that police headquarters have a storage capacity of 15,000 teargas shells.

It was learnt that the new stock of teargas shells including 75-metre short range and 150-metre long range worth Rs75 million and an advancement payment was made by the police department. The supply of the stock will be completed in phases.

It should be mentioned here that the federal capital police had used 8,000 teargas shells in a day during PTI’s May 25 long march.

On September 24, Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had asked his supporters to prepare for the upcoming real independence march onto Islamabad and warned Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah that he will enter the capital with “full preparations” this time around.

Imran Khan said that he would soon give a call to his supporters to steer the country out of the quagmire.

“Rana Sanaullah used massive teargas shelling against PTI women and children on May 25 as we were not fully prepared,” he said and added that the minister will not find a place to hide this time around.

He urged PTI members and youth wings to prepare for their party’s upcoming ‘true independence’ march.



from Latest Pakistan News Breaking News from All over Pakistan - ARY News https://ift.tt/zaw06vK
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Man arrested for harassing woman at Karachi’s market

KARACHI: District Central Police in Karachi have arrested a suspect, identified as Amir, for allegedly harassing a woman at a market in Sector 5M North Karachi, ARY News reported. The incident came to light after a video of the incident went viral on social media Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Zeeshan Siddiqui said that the woman was shopping at a stall when three youths, including Amir, allegedly harassed her. The SSP said that Amir was arrested with the help of the viral video. A case has been registered against Amir and others at Bilal Colony police station and raids are being conducted to arrest his two accomplices. Read More: Karachi man strips naked in front of passerby woman in Surjani Earlier in a separate case, the footage of an incident came to light, showing a man harassing a pedestrian woman in Karachi In the disturbing video, a woman was subjected to harassment while walking on a road in Pak Colony area of Karachi, later fleeing the scene. Authoritie...
Post a Comment
Read more

Faisal Vawda foresees imminent sacking of a provincial governor

ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda hinted at the removal of one of the provincial governors very soon. Speaking during the ARY News program, Senator Faisla Vawda said on Friday, “A provincial governor will be in troubled waters soon and his time is up. Without mentioning the name, Faisla Vawda said the governor in question has been selling his name, making money, and telling lies, now his turn has come, and he has to go home soon”. Vawda predicted that the governor’s removal would occur within the next week or two months but he will surely be removed from his post. He also took the opportunity to criticize the PPP-led Sindh government, stating that none of its cabinet members, aside from Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, are capable of writing a paragraph in English. Vawda added that only god can save the country when Pakistan’s future is in the hands of such persons. Additionally, Vawda touched on the murder of anchor person Arshad Sharif, claiming that the facts of the case will soo...
Post a Comment
Read more

President Zardari, Tayyip Erdogan discuss mutual ties

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday held a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a brief stopover at Istanbul Airport en route to Portugal. Foreign Minister of Turkiye Hakan Fidan warmly received the president at the airport. In the meeting, President Zardari and President Erdogan discussed the bilateral ties and the matters of mutual interest besides exchanging courtesies. After a brief meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Asif Ali Zardari reached Portugal. President Zardari will express condolences on the passing of Prince Karim Aga Khan. Before this, the president was on his five-day visit to China. Read more: Pakistan, China agree to further strengthen strategic cooperation During the visit, President Asif Ali Zardari met with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release. The president also attended the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in the Ch...
Post a Comment
Read more