Employees of the Port Qasim Authority were protesting outside the Karachi Press Club since two months due to the non-payment of their salaries by their employers.
The police, in a bid to stop them from reaching Governor House where Prime Minister Imran Khan was staying after flying to the city, launched a baton-charged them.
The protesters were pushed back by water cannons while a large contingent of police placed blockages near Fawara Chowk to block the road leading to Governor House. A large contingent of police is also present outside the Governor House.