The administration has increased strictness before the march of Imran Khan’s party PTI in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. Rallies, processions and public meetings have been banned in the capital for 2 months. Highways are being closed, about 2,000 containers have been placed on the roads and more than 20 thousand policemen have been called from Punjab-Sindh. PTI has announced an Islamabad march on September 27 for the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The march is expected to start from Karachi and Lahore. Section 144 imposed in Islamabad, ban on gathering of more than 5 people. Section 144 has been imposed in Islamabad. Under this, there is a ban on rallies, processions and demonstrations with the gathering of 5 or more people at one place. The order will remain effective for 2 months. In many parts of the city, containers have been welded together, while some have been fitted with sharp iron spikes on the outside. According to police, Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway, Islamabad-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway and Grand Trunk Road will be closed at many places. There has also been a demand to stop mobile and internet services in some areas of Rawalpindi and Attock on September 27. Shahbaz government asks PTI to postpone the march Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi has asked PTI leaders to reconsider the march. On the other hand, PTI has continued its preparations. The Islamabad High Court had said on September 14 that no political party, leader, provincial government or government official can occupy public roads, highways, interchanges, toll plazas or government buildings during the protest. Apart from PTI, farmer organization Kisan Ittehad has also announced a march to the capital to protest against the increasing agricultural costs. Blocking roads with containers is an old method. The history of installing containers during political protests in Pakistan is about 30 years old. In 1996, the Benazir Bhutto government had planted containers to prevent Jamaat-e-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed from reaching Islamabad. During Imran Khan’s dharna in 2014, these containers also became the stage of demonstration. Imran and his supporters kept giving speeches from a container for several weeks. After this the term ‘Container Politics’ became popular in Pakistani politics. In the major demonstrations of 2016, 2019 and 2022, the roads to the capital were also closed with containers. The news is updating…
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