Dunya News - PTI sit-in turns violent as supporters clash during Eid gift distribution
- 10 years ago
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News)— Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s ongoing sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk turned violent as hundreds of activists clashed during distribution of Eid gifts on Sunday, a day before the Eid festival.
Minor scuffles broke out when PTI activists caught up in a chaos during gift distribution. Exchange of expletive-laden language, fist-fights, heated arguments and snatching of gifts was reported at the sight of the sit-in.
According to sources, the ladies’ wing of PTI was distributing gifts including clothes among the party supporters when the crowd turned unruly resulting in a violent clash. The party workers in an attempt to snatch gift items, attacked each other with clubs and chairs. However, some sit-in participants also broke down the chairs.
In the violent clash that erupted at the sit-in, the women distributing gifts were also critically injured. According to PTI supporters, the women wing was distributing gifts among certain selective people while neglecting others which led to a conflict. The PTI activists also tried to stop media from covering the brawl.
Minor scuffles broke out when PTI activists caught up in a chaos during gift distribution. Exchange of expletive-laden language, fist-fights, heated arguments and snatching of gifts was reported at the sight of the sit-in.
According to sources, the ladies’ wing of PTI was distributing gifts including clothes among the party supporters when the crowd turned unruly resulting in a violent clash. The party workers in an attempt to snatch gift items, attacked each other with clubs and chairs. However, some sit-in participants also broke down the chairs.
In the violent clash that erupted at the sit-in, the women distributing gifts were also critically injured. According to PTI supporters, the women wing was distributing gifts among certain selective people while neglecting others which led to a conflict. The PTI activists also tried to stop media from covering the brawl.