ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has given permission to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to hold a rally in Islamabad. The PTI, however, will be allowed to hold the rally near Islamabad's Serena Hotel and not at D-Chowk.
Nisar has also ordered police and administration to remove containers and open road entries for federal capital. Several containers – including those placed near Faizabad Interchange and other entry points – have already been removed.
Nisar gave these orders after visiting various places in Islamabad along with the police chief, chief commissioner and other high ranking officials. The interior minister also directed police to make security arrangements for the PTI rally.
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Ahmed
Aug 14, 2014 05:24pm
dunya tv reported that both PAT & PTI got the permission
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SMI
Aug 14, 2014 05:25pm
Right decission
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salman
Aug 14, 2014 05:27pm
Good decision by PML-N .
I am normally very critical of them but its good when I see good decisions.
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Khurram
Aug 14, 2014 05:28pm
PML(N) is over-occupied by Azadi/ long marches/ rigging allegations/ revolution(?). These kinda protests are a part of democracy and should be respected by the government. They have (unreasonably) created a hype themselves.
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M.M.Sherazi
Aug 14, 2014 05:38pm
We appreciate the decision of the Government in removing barriers and allowing the participants of the long-march to carrying out rally in Islamabad, now the responsibility of maintaining law and order situation shall remain with the PTI and PAT leaderships collectively. It is apparent that the Government of Pakistan has granted permission with an insight of respecting the fundamental rights of the people of Pakistan to freedom of expression and speech in a reasonable and acceptable manner.
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imran
Aug 14, 2014 05:40pm
Would have been better had they have realized it earlier. not too late though....
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Aug 14, 2014 06:02pm
Lol...first in many defeats over the next few days for PML-N
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kashif
Aug 14, 2014 06:03pm
finally better decision is made by chaudhry Nisar. why this type of decision PML-N does not make on time ?
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A Kashifi
Aug 14, 2014 06:44pm
What was so hard about it? Added public miseries over nothing. Cost of container and mud! For country that has no electricity most parts of day. Should have given the rally permission day one, and SC investigation even before it all came to this. People must remember these blunders when deciding who is fit to govern, next election. Seriously, if these people can take this much effort to make simple good calls, all their talk about sound economic management is unbelievable!
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MAK
Aug 14, 2014 06:52pm
Who owns all these containers?
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zia
Aug 14, 2014 06:58pm
Every one is praising the decision.See what comes next. Hope Govt will not have to repent.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Aug 14, 2014 08:42pm
Good decision.
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GKBaloch
Aug 14, 2014 08:51pm
I guess security head of Islamabad & Khakis told them - if you block the march, there is going to be a bloodshed . I don't think Sharifs have any common sense. If they had one, tragedy of ModelTown could have been averted.
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jude
Aug 14, 2014 09:39pm
Good decision, but for the long march participants, we don't want you here goooooooooooooo homeeeeee.
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Harmony
Aug 14, 2014 09:53pm
Finally...a U-turn!
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Rahela
Aug 14, 2014 10:45pm
Welcome to Islamabad hopefully PTI will bring the proof of all accusations they are making.
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Asif A. Shah
Aug 14, 2014 10:50pm
After all some residue of sanity is left in the PML-N leadership.
What were they thinking that they can maintain popularity by denying the opponents their constitutional rights.
Power comes and goes.The reputation of the right decisions endures, President Bush is blamed for creating Iraqi mess by making a wrong decision of attacking Iraq . President Lincoln is considered the second most important President of the United States because he made the right decision to keep the country together even at the risk of civil war. Gen.Yahya Khan could have made the right decision by handing over the power to Sheikh Mujib ul Reham,who had about 146 seats of National Assembly compared to Bhutto who had only 88 seats in the National Assembly.( I hope my figures are accurate). In any case Awami League had the overwhelming majority of the National Assembly seats.
A Dawn Reader
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Concerned Citizen
Aug 14, 2014 11:06pm
@Asif A. Shah : Thanks bud, very well articulated.
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Ahead
Aug 15, 2014 07:18am
My question why Imran khan send his two sons to London and put our sons and daughters to this hard ship danger and chaos that the whole nation is facing, why why why not your children are part of this mr Khan. Why just our children. Satisfy me please.
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