NewsAzadi, Inqilab marchers proceed towards Red Zone: Live
ISLAMABAD: Following announcements by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri to hold sit-ins outside parliament, thousands of participants of the Azadi March and Inqilab March are proceeding towards the Red Zone.
Live Updates
21:55: PTI, PAT workers facing no resistance in moving towards Red Zone.
21:45: PTI Azadi March Proceeds Towards Red Zone
21:40: Religious Ulema have appealed the marchers to resolve political differences through dialogue. Staging protests is a democratic right but suspending life and depriving people of earning livelihood is unacceptable. Ulema further say there should be a limit to the marches and sit-ins.
21:23: PM Nawaz Sharif chairing high-level meeting with cabinet members and senior PML-N leadership. Meeting is discussing the Azadi March and Inqilab March situation.
21:17: PTI chairman Imran Khan says police should welcome them as they are coming for bring them freedom. "No one should come in front of us."
21:14: Marchers start removing containers placed as barriers in the way towards Red Zone.
21:05: Imran Khan and Dr Tahirul Qadri depart for Red Zone
21:00: Police laced with rubber bullets and tear gas, remain stand by along the Red Zone.
20:58: Imran Khan should not take revenge of long march failure from Pakistan, says Shahbaz Sharif. The Punjab chief minister adds that the Azadi March will not be allowed to be turned into ‘destruction march.’
Shahbaz further says attempts are being made to use women and children as human shields to play with Pakistan’s future.
20:49: PPP Patron-in-Chief tweets Imran Khan is carrying out a political suicide attack on democracy
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