ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (EW): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday asked the provincial government of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to open up the national highways.
Addressing a press conference, the interior minister said “I strongly request the provincial governments to open the national highways immediately,” said Sanaullah. He also apologised to the people affected by the march on behalf of the federal government.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that there were not more than 150 PTI workers protesting on the roads, adding that often times it was close to 50.
The protesters were burning tyres and blocking roads. Later, they film videos to show that a sea of citizens is protesting, he said.
The minister said that citizens were being prevented from going to the hospital, picking up their children from school and running important errands.
He said that at some sites, the protesters had blocked roads from both sides.
The minister also said that only a few thousand people are protesting in the two provinces and urged the police to keep legal options open.
