ISLAMABAD: Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal Senator Kamran Murtaza on Wednesday filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s planned long march on the federal capital.
The petitioner, who has made the federal government, the four federating units, the PTI and PTI chief Imran Khan as respondents, has appealed to the Supreme Court to directed the federal and provincial governments to safeguard the fundamental rights of the public during the planned long march.
The petitioner has pleaded to the court to also direct the federal and provincial governments to ensure that the PTI did not stage its protest and sit-it close to Islamabad and neither it should be allowed to stretch it held for an indefinite period.
The petitioner said that the PTI should be directed to follow rules and regulations with regard to stage protests as the party, in the past, violated its commitments given to the Supreme Court, prior to the May 25 protest rally.
The petitioner said that the PTI attacked public offices and took people hostage during its protest in 2014 in the federal capital, adding that the same party was once again bringing a long march to Islamabad.
The plea also said that Imran Khan was taking oath from the youth by calling the long march as ‘Jihad’. The petitioner accused the PTI chief of being eager to clash with institutions.
The PTI had halted the long march after the attack on Imran Khan in Wazirabad on November 3. Now, the party has announced to resume the stalled anti-government rally from Wazirabad from Thursday.
Imran Khan has also announced to join the anti-government rally when it reaches Rawalpindi as he is recovering from the bullet wounds.
