Over 200 PTI activists have been booked in two FIRs registered by local police stations for allegedly opening fire during party’s protest rallies on Saturday, threatening police officials, blocking roads, taking out unlawful rallies under the MPO ordinance and other offences here on Sunday.

The FIRs were registered by Saddar and Civil Lines police stations on the complaints of police officials concerned.

Among the booked are 30 PTI leaders and office-bearers, including defeated candidates Samiullah Chaudhury, Asghar Joyia, Ahmad Usman Channar, Ijaz Gaddan and local leaders Farzand Ali Goher, Tahir Janbaz Alamgir Gujjar. More than 100 people are unidentified.

Complainant policemen alleged that the accused burnt tyres, blocked roads and stopped vehicular traffic creating hurdles for the general public, threatened police officials on duty.

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