Azadi March sit-in drawing crowds again

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ISLAMABAD: After the August 30 clashes with the police, the number of participants in the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) sit-in at D-Chowk has again started increasing.

On Sunday, a large number of PTI workers were seen heading towards the venue.

The PTI and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) started their sit-ins at Kashmir Highway on August 15. On August 19, both the parties entered the red zone.

Till August 29, a large number of people from the twin cities participated in the sit-in of the PTI.However, after August 30, when the marchers moved towards the Prime Minister House, and clashed with the police leaving three people dead and over 500 injured, most of the local residents stopped coming to the PTI sit-in.

Bilal Ahmed, a resident of Khayaban-i-Sir Syed in Rawalpindi, who was going to the PTI sit-in on Sunday, told Dawn that he believed in a peaceful protest but unfortunately the PTI had gone for an agitation.

“All over the world people protest peacefully. They hold protests after getting permission from the administration… see more

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