ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has strongly condemned the damage incurred to public property by miscreants and appealed to the citizens of the country to remain peaceful.

In a tweet on Thursday, he said the protest, though a constitutional right of every citizen, needed to be made within the bounds of law.

Dr Arif Alvi said he was shocked and deeply disturbed over the current situation in the country arising out of the arrest and manhandling of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He said we must have a re-think and look for political solutions, rather than coercion and arrests. The President mentioned that he had conveyed his concerns to the political and military leadership and was hopeful that the situation can improve.