PTI worker gets electrocuted amid protests in Rawalpindi.

RAWALPINDI -- A PTI worker Monday got injured after getting electrocuted and falling to the ground in his bid to climb up an electricity pole on Rawalpindi's Murree Road, rescue officials said.

The man, identified as Zeenatullah, received an electric shock and descended straight towards the ground after clinging to the pole's heavy-duty wires.

Rescue workers reached the incident's spot to shift the man to the hospital; however, the ambulance found it difficult to wade through the traffic jams.

The 23-year-old resident of district Orakzai is being...

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