Summary PTI said that its long march will be completely peaceful.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday opposed the government’s decision to handover Islamabad to the army for three months, announcing that the party will challenge the decision in the Supreme Court, Dunya News reported.
PTI’s core committee also reviewed the arrangements made for its ‘Azaadi March’ to Islamabad scheduled for August 14.
In the statement issued to the media, it was said that the decision to call army to takeover Islamabad’s control is not correct in any way.
PTI said that the government summoning the army to control Islamabad exhibits government’s failure, alleging that the government is taking all these steps to hide the alleged rigging in general elections in 2013.
PTI said that its long march will be completely peaceful.
It merits mentioning here that the Interior Ministry had invoked Article 245 of the constitution in Islamabad for next three months.
Under this article, the army has been given powers to maintain law and order in the federal capital.
Addressing the media outside parliament’s house, the interior minister had confirmed that the security of Islamabad will be handed over to the armed forces from August 1.
The army has been called in to maintain law and order from August till October, he explained.
Regarding Imran Khan’s long march, Chaudhry Nisar said that the PTI hasn’t submitted any application to Islamabad’s deputy commissioner in this regard.
The decision to allow PTI will be taken after the party formally requests to hold long march, he added.
