ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has asserted that the government has had to confront protests from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) several times before and it will now take the law route to address the present situation.
At a press conference, Naqvi referred to the Quran’s clear teachings regarding insurrection and stated that it was through the Quran’s adherence that the future could be determined.
The Minister further remarked on the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s performance and inquired what steps had been taken to prevent the situation from escalating, thus ensuring the safety of provincial officials. He went on to assure that the situation of law and order during PTI protests would be the same as in the past.
Naqvi clarified that negotiations are the responsibility of certain officials, while his role is to uphold the writ of the state.
Sindh Interior Minister warns PTI against holding roadside rally
The Sindh government has given a warning to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party that strict action will be taken if the party organizes a rally on roads instead of the specified venue.
According to Ziaul Hasan Lanjhar, the Sindh Interior Minister, PTI will not be allowed to have any public manifestation on the main thoroughfares. “If the protest takes place on a road, the government will react severely and in a law-abiding way,” he mentioned.
The minister pointed out that the party has been authorized to conduct its meeting at Bagh-e-Jinnah and that PTI has to hold its event there. He stated that the cooperation between the government and PTI will continue but any assertion of the authority of the state will not be tolerated.
Notwithstanding this, PTI Sindh Prez Haleem Adil Sheikh has stated that the party is not going to Bagh-e-Jinnah for the gathering and is going to hold it right by the Mazar-e-Quaid gate instead.
Similarly, PTI’s Raja Azhar said the place of the rally remained Bagh-e-Jinnah, and he acknowledged that the late issuance of the NOC had cut short the preparation time but the containers for the event were already arranged.
This situation depicts the ongoing miscommunication between the Sindh government and PTI concerning rally logistics and compliance with granted permissions.
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