Imran has support across all economic classes: Fawad

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that party chief Imran Khan enjoys support across all economic classes from the lower to the upper.

However, he said that the "rich mafia" was definitely against Imran.

PTI leader Asad Umar has said that party chairman Imran Khan won't let a bulletproof shield come between him and the people.

Umar reached Toba Tek Singh earlier today and addressed supporters. He urged them to join Imran's "struggle for real freedom".

During the hearing, Justice Jawad Hassan said that holding peaceful protests was every citizen and political party's fundamental right, adding the court had issued similar orders in previous cases as well.

The judge subsequently issued notices to all the respondents and adjourned the hearing till Nov 14.

The petition was filed by the Mall Road Traders Association of Lahore. It stated that citizens from all walks of life were suffering because of the long march and demanded it be stopped immediately.

The Punjab government has reconstituted the joint investigation team (JIT) formed yesterday to probe the assassination bid on PTI chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad.

The JIT formed by the home department will be convened by Dera Ghazi Khan Regional Police Officer Syed Khurram Ali. It has four members: CPO Lahore (Establishment-II) Tariq Rustam Chohan; AIG/monitoring investigation branch, Ihsanullah Chohan; Vehari District Police Officer Muhammad Zatar Buzdar, and CTD Lahore SP Naseebullah Khan.

The team was formed by the Punjab Home Department at the request of Punjab police chief

Faisal Shahkar.

PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has said PTI chairman Imran Khan's long march towards Islamabad was causing road blockades resulting in difficulties for citizens.

PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the first information report (FIR) of the Wazirabad firing incident lodged by the police had no "value" as it did not implicate the three high-profile suspects named by Imran Khan.

PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi talks to journalists in Gujrat on Friday. - DawnNewsTV

Talking to the media in Gujrat today, Qureshi said the complainant should have been given priority but the "police seemed helpless", adding it showed "some people are above the law".

He said that adherence to the rule of law was vital for Pakistan to progress.