ISLAMABAD (National Times) – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters on Friday poured onto streets across the country after the party’s chairman and former prime minister, Imran Khan has been disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the Toshakhana case.

The PTI workers reacted to disqualification by blocking the main roads across the country to express their sympathy with the former premier [Imran Khan].

In order to avoid any untoward incident, the government has alerted the police and other security forces.

On the other side, on getting the call of the protest, the PTI leadership in Peshawar closed the Peshawar motorway (M-1). , while the PTI workers have blocked Zero Point Highway from Faizabad. Activists also blocked the road leading to Lady Reading Hospital. Additionally, PTI supporters in Lahore, also started to stage protest in different areas of the city.

The PTI supporters also started to protest in Karachi, Multan, Gujranwala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal and other cities of the country.

It merits mention here that earlier, today the ECP announced a verdict in the Toshakhana case and disqualified the PTI chief in the case as a result of which the party’s stalwarts and workers shrugged off decision of Imran’s disqualification in the Toshakhana case.