TTAP, PTI sit-in enters fourth day; Roads near Parliament cleared

ISLAMABAD: The roads leading to the Parliament House were cleared on Monday morning as the PTI and opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz-i-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP)’s sit-in over Imran’s health continued for the fourth day.

The sit-in, which began on Friday, was announced hours after the Supreme Court (SC) was informed that only 15 per cent vision was left in the PTI founder’s right eye, which resulted in a strong reaction from the opposition alliance.

TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Yousafzai, said it was a surprising move that all the roads had been cleared.

On Friday, the roads leading to the Parliament House were blocked before the sit-in.

“First of all, we are going to have breakfast after four days, as previously we were eating only dates and biscuits and were being forced to drink tap water. It has been decided to merge the sit-in at the Parliament lodges with the one at Parliament House,” he said.

Yousafzai said that the sit-in would continue until all demands were accepted by the government.

On Sunday, a team of doctors examined the PTI founder at Adiala Jail and left the premises after about an hour, sources said.

The party rejected the inspection carried out without his family and personal physicians, calling it “malicious”.

Talking to media representatives earlier on Sunday, PTI MNA Asad Qaiser said that his party, along with the opposition alliance, would continue the sit-in to pressurize the government so that Imran could be shifted to a hospital.

“We will not compromise on Imran’s health,” he said, adding that the government was testing the stamina of the party.

“We have decided to continue our sit-ins until our demands are accepted and our leader, Imran Khan, is shifted to the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. Moreover, we have also decided to approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday to get justice and the right to medical treatment for Imran,” he told.

The TTAP had also alleged that access to food, water and medicines had been blocked for protesters inside Parliament House for a third consecutive day, a day earlier, calling it a violation of democratic and constitutional values.