The protesters belonging to the hard line religious groups on Monday called off the sit - in Islamabad and several other cities after Pakistan Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigned , meeting one of their key demands. Hamid's resignation comes in the aftermath of Saturday's deadly clashes between security forces and protesters , who had paralysed the national capital for three weeks . Six people were killed and hundreds injured in the clashes.An official of the Prime Minister House confirmed that the Law Minister , on Sunday night sent his resignation to Prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi , who accepted it. Hamid's resignation cleared the main hurdle in the lifting of siege of the capital by protesters who demanded his removal for changes in a law related to the Khatm - i - Nabuwwat oath in the Elections Act 2017. Activists of Tehreek - i - Khatm - i - Nabuwwat , Tehreek - i Labaik Ya Rassol Allah (TLY) and Sunni Tehreek Pakistan (ST) religious groups started protests three weeks ago.
Official sources said an understanding was reached with protesters to call off the protest as their key demand had been accepted and the changes made in the law had already been taken back when Parliament restored the original oath. following the agreement and the subsequent resignation of Hamid , TLY chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi ordered his followers all over the country to end the sitins and go go home. Mean while , government opened the Islamabad Ex - Pressway linking the capital with its only airport and thickly populated suburban areas along the highway The Murree Road has also been cleared.