ISLAMABAD: The PTI’s long march will not be allowed to enter the federal capital, and the federal government has devised a comprehensive strategy to prevent this.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan approved the plan while presiding over a meeting behind closed doors.
On October 4, Imran Khan requested that party officials and members vow on behalf of the country that they will take part in the long march. He made no mention of the march’s date, though.
The conference was attended by officials including Interior Secretary Yusuf Naseem Khokhar, Frontier Constabulary Commandant Salahuddin Mehsud, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Usman Yunus, and Inspector General of Police Dr. Akbar Nasir.
A briefing on the long march’s anticipated attendance of 20,000 participants was given to the gathering. The group agreed to use the Rangers, FC, and Sindh Police to maintain law and order in the federal capital throughout the lengthy march.
According to Article 245 of the Constitution, it was decided that the Pakistan Army would protect government structures and the diplomatic enclave in the Red Zone.
Sanaullah declared that there will be zero tolerance for the long march’s attempt to access the federal capital. Additionally, he gave the go-ahead for the pertinent departments to take legal action against people and businesses that helped the PTI organise and fund the march.
The meeting also agreed to outright prohibit the use of weapons while it was in session. Additionally, it was agreed that federal employees who intended to participate in the lengthy march organised by the PTI would face consequences.
Directives were also made to ensure that people could move around freely and that educational institutions would run normally throughout the lengthy march.
