Imran says PTI to move top courts on violence against workers during Azadi March
The former pemier says couts would be asked whether or not a peaceful protest in this country is a right of a democratic party

Peshawar: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf will move the supreme and high courts over the "violence" comitted on the party workers and supporters by the government during its recent Azadi March to Islamabad, Imran Khan announced on Saturday.
The PTI chief told a presser that tear-gas shelling and other incidents of high handed tactics were allegedly used during the march, which ended in abrupt fashion on Thursday after an intense buildup all through the previous day.
He said the use of violence against his party's "peaceful protest" would be taken up in front of international human rights organisations as well.
"We are taking the petition in the Supreme Court on Monday and asking whether or not a peaceful protest in this country is a right of a democratic party. Tell us clearly if this harassment would continue if we stage a peaceful protest," he said.
Lashing out at the coalition government for its measures to clamp down on the Azadi March and the use of police to quell the people, Khan said they had information that they [rulers] set trees on fire to frame the PTI workers.
The ousted prime minister also but warne in the next phase, PTI would come with complete preparations.
The former prime minister said he would again give a call for march towards Islamabad if his democratic demand for general election were not met within the six-day deadline.
The PTI’s Core Committee discussed in detail various options as they would embark on the long march with full preparations, he said, adding the PTI would also approach the Supreme Court to seek its directions whether the people and political parties could hold peaceful protests.
Under the Constitution, he said, the people had the right to hold peaceful protests, but force was used against the participants of PTI march, with all the roads, highways and exit points of cities barricaded.
They would get lodged criminal cases against police officers involved in violence against peaceful protesters, he added.
He claimed that his government was in talks with Russia to purchase fuel at less than 30 percent of the market rate to give relief to the masses.

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