Marchers hold symbolic funeral of PTI govt.

Byline: Tahir Niaz

ISLAMABAD -- Situation became tense after the participants of the Azadi March held a symbolic funeral of the PTI government at the protest venue on Saturday afternoon.

Security personnel came into action after the activists recorded their protest by taking out a symbolic funeral. Before the law-enforcers could arrest the activists, some of the members of Ansarul Islam, however, made the protesters run from the venue. Later, announcements were made from the stage that JUI-F leaders disapproved such a practice and that would not be tolerated anymore. 'It is against the manifesto of JUI-F,' said an announcer from the stage. Later, a JUI-F leader, Abdul Majeed Hazarvi addressed the participants of the rally to denounce the act, saying this kind of acts could help their opponents label JUI-F an extremist party. 'If someone is seen involved in such a practice, action will be taken against him,' said the JUI-F leader and warned, 'No one should go against party discipline.'

Meanwhile, according to the sources in the local police, at least eight activists of the opposition party were arrested after they waved flags of foreign and...