Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday asked the provincial government of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to open up the national highways.
Addressing a press conference, the interior minister said that a “fitna march” is ongoing in Khyber Pakhtunkwa and Punjab, adding that roads were being blocked due to this.
“I strongly request the provincial governments to open the national highways immediately,” said Sanaullah. He also apologised to the people affected by the march on behalf of the federal government.
The minister also said that only a few thousand people are protesting in the two provinces and urged the police to keep legal options open.
PTI protest outside IG Punjab's office
The PTI workers protested outside the office of Punjab's inspector general of police over the FIR on the attack on Imran Khan in Wazirabad.
The workers set fire to the tires outside the office while the police barricaded the main road outside the IG's office.
A heavy police force has been deployed to stop the protesters.
