The Islamabad district administration denied Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) permission to hold a public rally against alleged rigging during the February 8 general elections, post-poll result manipulations, and “deviation from the Constitution” in Islamabad on March 30, citing security concerns.
The event occurred before the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) two-day deadline for the district administration to rule on the Imran Khan-founded party’s request for permission to host a public assembly in Islamabad in late March.
The former ruling party petitioned the court, stating that the capital city administration was unresponsive to their request, and sought an order in this regard.
In a statement, PTI regional president Aamir Masood Mughal confirmed the report,indicated that his party would again contact the IHC.
“If you can’t provide security even in the capital, then you have no right to stay in the government,” he said.
The Imran Khan-founded party thought that the incumbent authorities stole their electoral mandates in the elections, and that the results were manipulated in Form 47s to benefit the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
