Summary The protest rally led by PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has been peaceful so far.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk / Agencies) – The sit-in by ‘Inqilab March’ participants has entered its fifth day in the federal capital on Monday, Dunya News reported.
Thousands of protestors including women and children are present at Aabpara Chowk.
The 48-hour deadline given by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri will expire today.
On Saturday, he issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the government to accept his demands and threatened that he would not be responsible for any repercussions afterwards.
Qadri, who led protests against government last year that brought the capital to a standstill, has accused the Sharif government of corruption and campaigned for more to be done for the country s poor.
He will address PAT workers at 4:00pm today to present next strategy against the government.
Security in Islamabad has been ramped up in recent days, with some 40,000 police and security forces on the streets.
The government has agreed to Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan to hold rallies but many of the city s streets are blocked off with shipping containers to protect sensitive areas.
