# PTI protest call draws lacklustre response in Peshawar

> PTI workers stage brief protests in Peshawar amid emergency rule but face minimal turnout.
- Title: PTI protest call draws lacklustre response in Peshawar · Dawn
- Summary: PTI workers stage brief protests in Peshawar amid emergency rule but face minimal turnout. PTI workers held brief protests in Peshawar after emergency rule…
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- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2036710/ptis-protest-call-draws-lacklustre-response-in-peshawar
- Author: Mohammad Ashfaq
- Published: 2026-10-13T02:01:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pti, peshawar, khyber pakhtunkhwa, emergency rule, governor's rule, provincial assembly, political protest, democratic rights, news, politics
## PTI protest call
PTI workers staged brief protests in Peshawar on Monday after PTI Peshawar district president Irfan Saleem called for demonstrations.

> a view of the bus rapid transit lane as the service remained closed during a security lockdown in peshawar on monday
## Minimal turnout
Only 15-20 PTI workers participated in protests across Nishtarabad, Hashtnagri and Sikandarpura with no former ministers, MPs or MNAs attending.
## Police deployment
Riot police and prison vans were deployed across Peshawar with thousands of police personnel on all roads and intersections.
## PTI leadership response
A senior PTI leader told Dawn that police did not allow workers to demonstrate and party leadership instructed them to avoid clashes.
## TTAP meeting
The Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) convened a meeting today to decide next steps after the emergency rule was imposed.
## Provincial cabinet meeting
PTI’s provincial cabinet met with senior vice-president Senator Noorul Haq Qadri in charge and adopted a declaration condemning federal government actions.
## Condemnation of emergency rule
The declaration strongly condemned federal government’s undemocratic measures including emergency rule and governor’s rule in the province.
## Arrests condemned
The party condemned the arrest of former chief minister Sohail Afridi, PTI provincial president Junaid Akbar Khan and other leaders as shameful.
## Demand for release
The participants demanded immediate release of Sohail Afridi and other arrested leaders who refused to compromise on people’s mandate.
## Governor’s address criticized
The party described the governor’s maiden address to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as dictatorial and called for peaceful protests against federal government.
## Protests in other areas
Small demonstrations occurred in Bara, Jamrud and Landi Kotal after police fired gunshots and made arrests.
## Roads remain open
All roads including the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway remained open despite the emergency rule and police deployment.
## Key takeaway

PTI workers held brief protests in Peshawar after emergency rule was imposed but received only 15-20 participants.