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
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.
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.