PTI vows to besiege Bilawal House if Imran arrested.

KARACHI -- Workers and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf took to the streets and staged a demonstration at the Numaish traffic intersection in protest over reports of likely arrest of party chairman Imran Khan.

PTI leaders vowed that any attempt to raid Zaman Park- the Lahore residence of former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan - would lead to siege of the Bilawal House - the residence of PPP-ParliameA!ntarian Asif Zardari - by their workers.

They also appealed to the Supreme Court to take suo motu notice on Mr Khan's allegation against Mr Zardari that he was allegedly a part of a plan to kill him.

Carrying placards and banners, the protesters including women and children chanted slogans agaiA!nst the Pakistan DemocraA!tic Movement (PDM) government for 'hatching conspiracies' against the party leadership.

They also warned that any attempt on life of former prime minister would attract a strong reaction from party ranks across the country.

The participants replied in the affirmative when Sindh chapter president Ali Zaidi asked them whe-ther they would lay a siege to the Bilawal House if the Punjab government attemA!pA!ted to arrest Imran Khan.

Addressing the protesters, Mr Zaidi said that Pakistanis across the country and those...

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