Military to protect state institutions on November 30: Nisar

Interior minister says govt will decide tomorrow whether rally will be allowed to take place at D-Chowk


Zahid Gishkori November 27, 2014

ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf prepares for its ‘decisive’ rally on November 30, the government is devising strategies on how to deploy the military to protect state institutions.

“For protection of constitutional buildings, the government has determined how to engage military to keep protesters away from these offices on November 30,” Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said, while addressing the media in Islamabad on Thursday.

“We will not allow them [protesters] to enter the Red Zone. Nobody will be allowed to take laws into his hands,” he affirmed.

Claiming that the PTI has sought permission from the district administration to hold a rally at D-Chowk, Nisar said, “We will decide tomorrow whether to allow them to hold a rally at their proposed place or not.”

Censuring PTI chairman Imran Khan’s rallies, the interior minister claimed more than Rs1 billion have been spent on law enforcement agencies performing duties in Islamabad owing to the ongoing sit-ins.

Responding to a question regarding expected violence on the day of the rally, Nisar said the government will limit terrorism on November 30 by PTI workers.

COMMENTS (8)

Humza | 9 years ago | Reply

@Asad: Nonsensical dharnas of a sore loser have wasted billions of rupees and scared away investment and you would censure an elected government from protecting state buildings? It seems there is no limit to the self justified actions of PTI trolls who think they are above the law. People see PTI for what it is: nothing but the frustration of a sore loser who will do anything to seize power illegally.

Zaida Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply

Just use tear-gas and water cannons on the PTI anarchists and be done with it.

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