A two-day ban under Section 144 in Rawalpindi district has been ordered by the Punjab government for two days, in anticipation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s public event at Liqaouat Bagh, ARY News has reported.
A Section 144 was issued against the gathering of the supporters a day earlier than the public meeting of PTI in Rawalpindi.
According t the notification which is issued herein under section 144 of CrPC, the district administration has imposed a ban on prohibiting every category of gatherings, rallies and protests as well as weapons displays. This restriction will remain in place from September 28 to 29 according to ARY News.
Section 144 of CrPC is one of the most popular legal provisions in the categorization of legal restrictions which is employed to place a temporary ban on the holding of public gatherings particularly meetings.
At the same time, crpc section 144 had also been clamped down in the Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal districts.
PTI appealed its supporters to converge at Liaquat Bagh.
Omer Ayub, opposition leader in the national assembly, also known as Omar Ayub posted on x. “I ask you all to gather in great numbers at Liaquat Bagh at 2 pm,” he said. “We are going to have gathering, it is our constitutional and legal right to do so.”
Earlier, PTI went to the deputy commissioner’s office to submit a request for authorization of large public rally which is scheduled for September 28 in Rawalpindi but later cancelled.
It is significant to note that in the Rawalpindi bench of Lahore High Court which is headed by Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz, PTI lawyer stated that they are no longer pursuing the firm declaration concerning the request to hold a rally on Saturday.
Justice Chaudhry is quoted as saying, “You change your mind and withdraw the plea after making it why?” He further queried, “Tomorrow I take it you have a rally at Rawalpindi?”
To the judge’s ‘inquisitions’, the party member replied that the party had applied for a public meeting in Rawalpindi three days ago. But it is being appealed today.
Moreover, the lawyer from PTI also mentioned that the deputy commissioner is ‘sitting on the decision’ for that matter. Thus, under the direction of the leadership of the PTI, the party has now decided to retract its request, said the report of Geo News.
