PTI selects 16 points for shutting down Lahore

LAHORE- PTI has selected 16 venues in Lahore for shutting down provincial capital on Monday, as part of its country wide protest.

As per media reports, PTI leadership has selected 16 places where party workers will observe protest. Imran Khan will visit 6 places during the blockage of Lahore city on December 15, and will address party workers.

PTI has selected sites of Shahdara, Bhatti chowk, Shah Alam circular road, PM G Chowk, Baboo Saboo, Mall road, GT road, Shalimar, Mughalpura, Bhatta chowk, Liberty market, Akbar chowk, Thokar Niaz Beg, Chungi Amar Sadhu, Bhakiwal more, Mazang chungi and high court chowk for blocking Lahore.

Meanwhile, the PML-N has decided to set up a control room to monitor the Dec 15 strike call of the PTI in Lahore. Political, administrative, as well as police high command will monitor the provincial metropolis throughout the day and issue directions on the spot if any untoward situation develops during the protest. “We’re not taking the strike call casually,” a PML-N leader said, adding “for the extraordinary situation we’re also making extraordinary preparations.”

Besides already installed CCTV cameras, administrations of various towns have been directed to increase the number of devices to have a minute-by-minute report of different city areas for the control room.

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