1:47am: Raiwind sealed
All routes leading to Raiwind have been sealed with shipping containers, DawnNews reported.
Nawaz Sharif is currently at his residence in Raiwind.
Security in Lahore is on high alert after the administration's directives. A large contingent of police has also been deployed on the way leading from main Lahore city towards Raiwind.
Protesters in Lahore and Karachi are burning tyres with Karachi's main artery Shahrah-i-Faisal blocked by angry demonstrators.
1:45am: Trained terrorists, Khwaja Asif claims
"There are 1,600 to 2,000 trained terrorists. They have 200 women who are trained in the use of firearms and they have come with the intention of occupying state buildings," defence minister Khawaja Asif told AFP.
"These are buildings that are symbols of the state," he said. "Their attempts are being resisted. And we will resist these with full force."
1:43am
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq told DawnNews that the sanctity of Parliament will be protected at all costs and those who have attacked the House will be held accountable.
The government has prepared a security plan and the interior ministry has been directed to clear Constitution Avenue of protesters as soon as possible. The government has directed all law enforcement agencies to make sure that protesters are not fired at and that force used is not out of proportion.
The prime minister is in the loop on all the goings on and the interior minister is himself managing the situation on the ground in Islamabad.
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