ISLAMABAD, NOV 26 (DNA) – The Pakistan Rangers Punjab took control of the sit-in area at Faizabad Interchange in Islamabad on Sunday morning.

Police and the Frontier Corps (FC) have been deployed at I-8 Markaz.

Rangers have also cordoned off the IJP Road, Expressway, Murree Road and the Faisal Avenue.

Protesters are gathered at the sit-in site and listening to the speeches of their leaders. There is no traffic movement in the area of I-8 and Faizabad.

After an abortive operation that began on Saturday to disperse protesters from Faizabad Interchange, the government had called the army to step in to help defuse the situation.