President asks citizens to remain peaceful, says protest must be within law bounds

President asks citizens to remain peaceful, says protest must be within law bounds
President Dr Arif Alvi-File

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday strongly condemning the damage incurred to public property by miscreants said the protest, though a constitutional right of every citizen, needed to be made within the bounds of law.

He appealed to the citizens of the country to remain peaceful.

“The way some miscreants have damaged public property, particularly government and military buildings, is condemnable,” he wrote on Twitter.

The president said the loss of human lives as an aftermath was “heart-wrenching, regrettable, unfortunate and highly condemnable”.

Alvi said he was “alarmed, shocked and deeply” disturbed over the current situation in the country arising out of the arrest and manhandling of the former prime minister Imran Khan.

“We must have a re-think and look for political solutions, rather than coercion and arrests,” he said.

The president mentioned that he had conveyed his concerns to the political and military leadership and was hopeful that the situation can improve.

By Shumaila Andleeb

Shumaila Andleeb; Senior Reporter at Associated Press of Pakistan; covering the beats of President, Prime Minister, Foreign Office, and Special Assignments.

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