ISLAMABAD: The High Court has ordered the Islamabad administration to consult with the PTI within 2 hours on the issue of permission to protest.
Islamabad High Court Justice Taman Rifaat Imtiaz heard the petition filed by Aamir Mughal to get PTI permission to protest in Islamabad on July 26. Inform at 12:30.
Shoaib Shaheen appeared in court on behalf of the petitioner, while Malik Abdul Rahman, State Councilor, appeared in the court on behalf of the district administration. The State Council told the court that PTI’s application has been received and an order has been passed on it. Justice Taman Rifat Imtiaz said that I think there is another protest in Islamabad today, to which the State Council said that I have no knowledge of any other protest in Islamabad.
The State Council told the court that the district administration had rejected all requests to protest inside Islamabad. No one can get any permission at this time to protect the citizens.
Shoaib Shaheen said that we had applied for a meeting, the NOC was given and then it was cancelled. The Chief Justice directed him to take a decision on our application. We are talking to them about the rally, that is a different matter. We want to peacefully protest outside the National Press Club at this time, which is our constitutional right. There is no need to seek permission for protests, meetings, etc., the decision of the High Court is there.
The State Council said that the order being referred to was not passed in relation to Article 144. Justice Thaman Rifat Imtiaz said that no one can protest for the reasons you are giving. The court inquired whether it is written somewhere in the law that a large number of public or a large number of women cannot gather together. . The press club is located in the heart of the city, so there cannot be a protest outside the press club. Are you saying that they cannot protest outside the press club?
The court said that you have to tell us by law that more than this number of people cannot protest outside the press club. Either you make a law that outside the press club more than that number of people cannot gather together.
Shoaib Shaheen said that if they don’t allow us outside the Press Club, then allow F-Nine Park.
Later, the court adjourned the hearing and ordered PTI to consult the administration in two hours and inform at half past twelve.
