ISLAMABAD: Two National Assembly members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) alongwith activists stormed the Sindh House after breaking tits main gate here on Friday.
The PTI activists led by National Assembly members Faheem Khan and Ataullah stormed Sindh House in the Red Zone.
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The PTI workers smashed the door of Sindh House and entered the premises.
PTI workers protested inside Sindh House and chanted slogans. Meanwhile, Sindh Police stationed at Sindh House remained helpless in front of PTI workers.
A contingent of Islamabad police also reached Sindh House but this contingent also failed to stop the PTI workers.
The Islamabad Police arrested the members of the National Assembly and 12 workers and transferred to Secretariat, where the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Shahbaz Gill took the MNAs and the activists with him.
The PTI MNAs and workers, earlier, had reached outside the Sindh House in the red zone where they had protested.
Exchange of harsh words took place between Islamabad police and PTI workers. Later, the protesters dispersed.
Talking to Geo News, Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that the incident at Sindh House was regrettable and condemned it.
He termed the incident as illegal. He said that the protesters were taken out of the Sindh House. The real problem is March 27 but it has already before that. It is a disturbing situation, it should not have happened, apparently the situation is going in another direction.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) National Assembly member Ramesh Kumar had claimed that three federal ministers have left the PTI.
It may be recalled that this claim by Ramesh Kumar has come to light at a time when preparations are underway for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan and there are around 24 MNAs of PTI in Sindh House Islamabad.
According to sources, PTI National Assembly member Ramesh Kumar is also present in Sindh House.
In an interview, Ramesh Kumar said that 33 people of PTI have settled issues with different parties, among these 33 people are also 3 ministers of PTI. 24 members of PTI were present in Sindh House.