ISLAMABAD – Police, Rangers and other agencies have launched Operation to break up the Islamabad sit-in being conducted by religious parties since November 8.
One policeman has martyred, at least 63 people have been injured and shifted to PIMS hospital. 29 police personnel 9 FC personnel and 25 protesters are included in the injured. Almost 8,000 security personnel started operation at 7 am after last deadline ended today. during the operation in Islamabad .
The sit-in by the little-known hardline group called Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah Pakistan has blocked Faizabad interchange used by thousands of commuters since November 6, causing hours-long traffic snarls and enraging commuters.
The protesters are demanding that law minister Zahid Hamid resign over a hastily-abandoned amendment to the oath that election candidates must swear.
Demonstrators have linked it to blasphemy and claim the oath was softened to enable the participation of Ahmadis, a long-persecuted Islamic minority sect.