SUKKUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders address rally in Sukkur's Lab-e-Mehran Ground on Friday. 

PTI leaders Jahangir Tareen and Shah Mehmood Qureshi accompanied Chairman Imran Khan, who had earlier urged supporters to attend the rally. Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rasheed is also present during the rally. 

Pakistan Peoples Party were creating propaganda that Imran Khan won?t come to Sukkur, said PTI Sukkur leader Mubeen Ahmed Jatoi.

?PPP failed to even make streets for the people of Sukkur,? he pointed out during his brief address. ?After Punjab, the tsunami has come to Sindh,? he added. 

Reports of baton charge were also reported at the site in order to control the rowdy crowd.

Imran Khan had reached Sukkur at 6PM and headed straight for the site of the rally. 

Earlier, sources had said Imran and other senior PTI leaders, including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, will arrive at Sukkur in the afternoon and head for the rally.

Party workers had started amassing at the venue around 2PM. 

PTI supporters started amassing for the rally since afternoon. Photo: Geo News screen shot

Security arrangements 

Administrative and security arrangements for the event have been completed, with an estimated 1,500 police personnel deployed for the event. 

Officials said around 150 traffic police personnel will be deployed as well as the bomb disposal squad. 

Police said they will seal all routes leading to the venue at 2PM. 

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Moreover, police have set up three entry points to the venue ? two for men and one for women. 

In a special video message on Thursday, the PTI chairman urged supporters to attend the rally. 

In the video message, Imran regretted that lately he has been unable to visit Sindh because of his time-consuming ?struggle? in the Panama Leaks case.

He urged the people of Sindh to participate in the party?s political gathering [today].

?I am aware of the issues of Sindh, and in the rally, I will speak on how the situation in the province can improve,? he said.

?We will give our plan on how the people of Sindh can become prosperous; how the youth can get jobs.?