ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced that its rally scheduled to be held today in the federal capital has been deferred, local media reported. PTI senior leader Azam Swati along with Barrister Gohar announced to defer the rally. He said that the decision has been made as per the directives of PTI founder. Barrister Gohar also shared new date for the procession and said that they would hold rally on September 8.
Earlier, the Islamabad district administration has announced to keep all the public and private schools closed today while red zone has also been sealed due to a procession of the former ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
In a statement via social media, a spokesperson of Ministry of Interior Ministry said that the decision has been taken by the deputy commissioner Islamabad to ensure the safety of the students due to current situation in the city.
ریڈ زون سیل۔۔ اسلام آباد کے سرکاری و نجی سکولوں میں آج 22 اگست کو تعطیل کا اعلان
ڈپٹی کمشنر اسلام آباد نے صورتحال کے تناظر میں سکولز بند رکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا
بچوں کی حفاظت کے پیش نظر سکولوں کو بند کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا گیا ہے— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) August 21, 2024
On the other hand, the PTI announced to hold the rally in Islamabad on Thursday despite the revocation of the non-objection certificate (NOC) that was granted earlier to the party.
In a statement on Wednesday, a local leader of PTI claimed that the district administration had cancelled the notification for the rally, but they have not cancelled it. A local TV cited officials as saying that the district administration revoked the NOC granted to PTI.
