Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas on PTI activists at Islamabad's D-Chowk

Islamabad: The D-Chowk turned to a battle field between the Islamabad police and the PTI leaders and activists on early Thursday. 

Before the arrival of PTI Chairman Imran Khan at the designated area, the PTI MNAs and workers gathered at D-Chowk where a clash broke out between them and anti-riot police and law-enforcement agencies. Police baton-charged and tear-gased the protesters.

PTI MNA Zartaj Gul got fainted. Many women and children got affected by tear gas shelling.  

Some officials of police and Rangers also suffered injuries in clashes. The protesters set some trees ablaze. The intense tear gas shellling is continuing.

Islamabad police confirmed that protestors had set trees and vehicles on fire.

In a statement released on Twitter, the police noted that when the fire bigrade doused the blazes, the protestors once again set fire the Express Chowrangi on fire