IHC asks PTI for guarantees to keep peace during Jalsa

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a directive to PTI directing them to maintain peace wherever they are granted permission to hold sit-ins and Jalsas.

On Thursday, these remarks were made during the hearing on PTI’s complaint that the government failed to provide it with a no-objection certificate for its sit-in in Islamabad.

The PTI submitted a petition on October 31 asking for permission to hold its Jalsa and sit-in in addition to providing protection for marchers as it continues its long march toward the federal capital.

The IHC directed the federal capital’s administration to appear before it today after sending letters to them on Wednesday for failing to grant PTI a no-objection certificate for its sit-in.

The court expressed its displeasure throughout the hearing because the pertinent Islamabad administration official had not shown up after being summoned.

Later, deputy commissioner and Islamabad advocate general Barrister Jahangir Jadoon appeared in court.

Jahangir was reading Imran Khan’s Supreme Court submission in response to the PTI’s long march on May 25, 2022.

Jadoon stated that during PTI’s previous long march, there were losses and injuries to police officers.

The PTI is asking permission to hold the protest at the same location they requested to hold the demonstration in the previous march, the advocate general said in response to a court inquiry.

Jadoon stated, “PTI have always violated the terms and conditions, which is why we don’t trust them.”

Justice Farooq sought Awan’s opinion on whether he believed that the same thing would not occur at the location that the government assigned to PTI for its rally.

The court later reserved its decision after hearing the arguments from the involved parties.