JUI-F Ansarul-Islam ‘Danda Force’ will guard the sit-in in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Ansarul-Islam force of the JUI-F popularly known as ‘Danda Force’ will guard the sit-in of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Hundreds of activists of Ansarul Islam have reached outside the Supreme Court carrying batons (dandas) and they are guarding the sit-in.
File photo of Ansarul-Islam force carrying batons
Meanwhile, JUI-F President and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the sit-in will be held outside the Supreme Court.
He said, “We will start our protest around 1 pm today outside the apex court.”
Thousands of workers of the ruling PDM alliance have reached Islamabad today to participate in the sit-in.
PDM’s Container, Supporters reach Islamabad
Ignoring the request of the federal government, the PDM leaders and protesters are gathering outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan to launch their sit-in from today.
Container equipped with different facilities and decorated with PDM flags also reached outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
In this short video, you can see the PDM workers crashing the Red Zone gate forcibly near Serena Hotel in Islamabad in violation of Section 144.
PDM chief ignores federal govt’s request
The PDM container, leaders, and thousands of workers have gathered outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan setting aside the Section 144 imposed in the city and no entry in the Red Zone.
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman seemed to have ignored the federal government’s request to shift the venue of the sit-in to D-Chowk.
The Federal Interior Minister and Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar held two meetings with PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday and urged him to change the venue of the sit-in to D-Chowk from outside the Supreme Court building.
