A sit-in by police employees in protest against the recent spate of attacks on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police continues for the second day at Tajazai Chowk, Lakki Marwat. The Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway remains closed to all traffic due to the protest. Demonstrating police officers offered their Isha and Fajr prayers on the road.
Late last night, negotiations between the protesting police officers and key officials, including District Police Officer (DPO) Lakki Marwat Taimur Khan, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Bannu Imran Shahid, DPO Bannu Zia-ud-Din Ahmed, and Deputy Commissioner Lakki Marwat Fahad Wazir, failed to yield any resolution. The primary demand of the protesting officers is the withdrawal of the Pakistan Army from the Lakki Marwat district.
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The blockade of the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway has resulted in long queues of vehicles, causing severe difficulties for travelers. Thousands of passengers were forced to spend the night on the road.
Protesters indicated that today, a large number of police employees from the districts of Karak, Bannu, Tank, and Dera Ismail Khan are expected to join the sit-in.
Following the failure of negotiations with the RPO Bannu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and senior security officials are expected to arrive in Lakki Marwat today to engage in further discussions with the protesters.
