PTI workers hold angry protests in Karachi over attack on Imran Khan.

KARACHI -- The gun attack on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Wazirabad triggered street protests in Karachi and other parts of Sindh on Friday.

While Mr Khan suffered wounds in his legs, several of his close associates were also hit in the burst for an automatic weapon. Large groups of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers took to the street, burnt tyres, staged sit-in and blocked key road and intersections causing traffic jams on almost all main thoroughfares of the metropolis.

As soon as the news of the attack on PTI chairman hit the headlines, party workers started holding demonstrations in many areas of the city.

The protesters converged on key intersections of the city amid calls from their leaders on social media to protest against the 'assassination attempt' on Imran Khan. Over a dozen intersections and key points in the city witnessed angry protests that continued into night hours.

A number of workers, including women, held a march from PTI's office, called Insaf House, to Sharea Faisal and staged a sit-in on main Nursery bus stop. The protest led to complete blockade of the track between Karachi airport and Metropole Hotel, causing traffic jams on other roads leading to Shrea Faisal, and hundreds of vehicles turned to service lane and streets of neighbouring PECHS.

The same situation was witnessed at Five Star intersection in North Nazimabad, Power House intersection in North Karachi, Hub River Road, Shah Faisal Colony, Sohrab Goth, Qayyumabad and Teen Talwar, Clifton.

A senior leader of PTI Karachi chapter and MPA Shahzad Qureshi said that there was a spontaneous reaction from people across the city though the party had announced protests at only five major points...