The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved its verdict on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) petition seeking permission for a protest in Islamabad.
IHC Justice Saman Rifat presided over the hearing on the petition filed by PTI leader Amir Mughal after the administration’s refusal to allow the party to hold its event on July 26.
The state counsel informed the court that the federal capital’s administration had declined requests of all political parties to hold protest rallies, in view of the security situation, Geo news reports.
Advocate General Islamabad Ayaz Shaukat said Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced holding a sit-in at D-Chowk, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has called a protest rally, and the PTI is also asking permission for a protest at Press Club.
“However, no one was given the permission. Islamabad has been shut down,” he said.
Presenting his arguments, the petitioner’s counsel, Advocate Shoaib Shaheen, asked the court to grant his party permission to hold their protest at the F-9 Park, according to media reports.
The lawyer said when the IHC had asked the administration to give permission to the PTI to hold a rally on Monday, the Advocate General had said that they could not issue a permit if JI’s sit-in was prolonged.
