Citizens' routine life has been disrupted as faced difficulties due to the sit-in by Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) that is being held at Faizabad — the confluence of the federal capital Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Faizabad is considered the main gateway to the capital city of Islamabad. In the past, many parties blocked the road at Faizabad besides holding sit-ins.
The protesters marched from Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh to Faizabad to express ‘solidarity’ with the Palestinians, after which a sit-in was announced.
As per reports, the Islamabad administration started negotiations with the three-member team of protesters. The protesters' demands are not clear.
It is pertinent to note that at least 16 Palestinians have been killed in overnight strikes in Gaza City. It follows an Israeli attack on al-Mawasi in southern Gaza that killed at least 90 Palestinians.
People there have described it as a horrific massacre, with many reported to be still missing under the rubble. Thousands of displaced people were seeking shelter in al-Mawasi, since Israeli forces had designated the area a so-called safe zone. Al Jazeera’s Tareq abu Azzoum has the latest from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
