ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday announced to ban any kind of gathering and sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk by political and religious groups.
Holding a presser in Islamabad, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told that the government had decided a clearance operation at D-Chowk by 5 pm, but a few respected figures approached it to defuse tensions.
Those figures played their part in resolving the crisis after talks with government officials, he added.
The minister lamented that a few elements have changed the D-Chowk into a venue for public gatherings and protests. He announced that no political or religious group will be allowed to hold a gathering or stage a sit-in at D-Chowk.
He castigated that whoever wants takes the government/state hostage by staging such protests in capital’s Red Zone, but the practice will be put to an end now, adding, “The government will soon take measures to ensure this”.
Govt bans sit-ins, religious shows in Red Zone: Ch Nisar
