Police fired tear gas shells on Imran supporters before Sialkot rally, lathi-charged PTI workers

The Pakistan Police has started action to clear the venue of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Sialkot. According to local media, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protested against the removal of the Imran Khan-led government in Sialkot on Saturday morning. After which the police resorted to tear gas and lathi charge on the party workers. According to the report of Geo TV, PTI had organized a rally at CTI ground owned by Christian community without permission, on the basis of which the police have initiated action to vacate the place.
The Dawn newspaper quoted PTI's tweets as saying that several party members, including leader Usman Dar, have been taken into custody ahead of the day's rally. Citing television footage, the Pakistani newspaper reported that police personnel were seen demolishing structures built for the rally, while the footage also showed tear gas shells being fired. At the same time, District Police Officer (DPO) Hassan Iqbal, who was present at the rally site on the whole matter, says that the local Christian community had objected to the public meeting being held on the ground, saying it was their property.
Iqbal said that as you know we are standing right now on the ground which belongs to the Christian community. He had filed a writ (petition) in the High Court, stating that no political rally should be held on this ground. The court then directed the Sialkot Deputy Commissioner to hear both the sides and decide the matter.