Islamabad: Islamabad Police registered two cases against the PTI Chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday in connection with the riots that occurred during his Azadi March in Islamabad on Wednesday.

            The city turned into a battleground on Wednesday as multiple scuffles took place between the police and PTI marchers after Imran Khan and his convoy entered the city and started marching towards the D-Chowk despite the Supreme Court’s order to hold a rally at a ground between H9 and G9 areas of Islamabad. Imran Khan warned his supporters would not vacate D-Chowk until a date for fresh polls was announced by the Shehbaz Sharif Government.

Along with Imran Khan Islamabad police registered multiple cases against several other leaders of PTI including Asad Umar, Imran Ismail, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Ali Amin Gandapur and Ali Nawaz Awan for violating the law and order in the city. The police registered two separate cases at the Kohsar Police Station for rioting and arson. The first FIR was registered at the complaint of a sub-inspector (SI) named Asif Raza, while the second one was filed on behalf of SI Ghulam Sarwar, said media sources.

Police have registered cases against 150 people out of which 39 were arrested for burning the metro stations at the Jinnah Avenue of Islamabad, damaging a Government vehicle at the Express Chowk, and breaking the glass windows of Pakistani media, Geo News and Jang office. To control the law and order situation in the federal capital, the Pakistan Government deployed troops of the Pakistan army in the Red Zone to protect important Government buildings including the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Parliament House, Presidency, Prime Minister’s Office and others. The decision was taken under Article 245 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

PTI Chief Imran Khan staged a long protest march on May 25^th against the present Government, demanding the dissolution of the National Assembly and to conduct the next general election and invited people to join in large numbers. Imran Khan asked all Pakistanis to take to the streets in their respective cities and appealed to women and children to come out of their homes for real independence.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led Government rejected the demands of ousted former Prime Minister Imran Khan for holding re-elections in the country and said that the Government will complete its tenure.