PTI decries 'theft' of peoples' mandate, arrests of party workers.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday continued its criticism of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led provincial government and the second round of local body elections in Sindh, demanding the polls be declared null and void.

PTI Sindh President and former Federal Minister Syed Ali Haider Zaidi took to Twitter to express his dismay at the first information report (FIR) registered in Karachi against his party workers

Terming the reports registered with the police against the PTI an "attack" on the party, he pointed to the apparent irony in the matter claiming they were the victims.

Yesterday, the workers of PTI and PPP clashed outside the deputy commissioner's office in Keamari, pelting stones at each other.

At least three persons, including two media persons, were reportedly injured during the clash.

Initially, the PTI leadership accused the PPP leaders of attacking its peaceful workers. They shared a video of the clash claiming that former PTI federal minister Ali Zaidi was also hurt.

Meanwhile, PTI General Secretary Asad Umar while speaking to journalists alleged that the ruling PPP, which emerged as the dominant party in the elections, had "forcefully stolen people's mandate through rigging".

He further defended the PTI leader Amjad Afridi who was arrested alongside other party activists after the police had claimed that weapons, bullets and ballot papers were recovered from their custody.

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