Protests by ex-PM Imran Khan’s get together price Pakistan’s economic system PKR 2 billion

Pakistan’s struggling economic system has taken a major hit, with protests by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) get together incurring prices exceeding PKR 2 billion, Geo Information reported.
Official knowledge reveals that over the previous 18 months, managing PTI’s protests and sit-ins has drained PKR 2.7 billion from authorities coffers, with PKR 1.2 billion spent in simply the final six months as a result of intensified demonstrations throughout Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Islamabad.
The monetary toll consists of PKR 1.5 billion in damages to private and non-private property. Among the many losses are Secure Metropolis cameras price PKR 280 million vandalized in Islamabad, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. Moreover, 220 police automobiles had been destroyed throughout protests, compounding the monetary pressure.
The wave of protests started on Could 9 final yr and continues unabated, with the newest “do-or-die” demonstration held this Sunday. The occasion, which noticed over 34,000 safety personnel deployed in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, added an estimated PKR 300 million to the cumulative bills.
To keep up regulation and order throughout these demonstrations, safety forces incurred important expenditures. Transporting personnel price over PKR 900 million, whereas catering and logistics for police accounted for an additional PKR 1.5 billion. The deployment of Frontier Corps (FC), Rangers, and military personnel added PKR 300 million to the invoice. In complete, authorities rented 3,000 containers at a value of PKR 800 million to manage the protests.
Clashes between PTI supporters and safety forces have claimed the lives of 4 safety personnel and injured over 220.
Imran Khan, PTI’s imprisoned founder, stays a central determine within the protests regardless of being behind bars for over a yr and dealing with greater than 150 felony instances. PTI claims these instances are politically motivated.
Pakistani police arrested 1000’s of Imran Khan supporters and sealed off Islamabad with transport containers together with closing main roads and highways linking the town to PTI strongholds, in keeping with an AP report. Including to the disruptions, the federal government suspended cell and web companies in areas deemed safety dangers.