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| Islamabad district administration says 'no' to PTI march |
| 2014-08-12 |
| [DAWN] In a formal letter to the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI), the Islamabad district administration on Monday refused to allow the Azadi March in Islamabad. The letter cited the imposition of Section 144 - which prohibits all public gatherings of five or more persons - in the capital as the reason for refusal. The letter, written by Deputy Commissioner Mujahid Sherdil, states: "This is with reference to the open source information regarding rally of PTI at ICT scheduled for 14th August, 2014. It is intimated that due to precarious security environment, under section 144 CRPC imposed in Islamabad Capital Territory, all public gatherings and rallies are banned. Therefore any public event requires prior coordination and permission for necessary security arrangements and relaxation of section 144 Cr. P.C from the District Magistrate of ICT. So far ICT administration have neither received any request from PTI to hold any public event in ICT nor has such a permission being given under the law." |
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