The Rawalpindi administration prohibited all assemblies and meetings for a week, citing an “imminent threat”, before the August 5 protest planned throughout the PTI.
Imran, imprisoned since August 2023, has been serving a sentence in the Adiala prison in a corruption case of £ 190 million and also faces pending essays on slope under the anti -terrorist law related to the protests of May 9, 2023. He has issued a national protest call, which will reach his “peak” on August 5 to mark the second year of his incarculation in multiple cases.
Imran has denounced the lack of “significant impulse” for protest and ordered PTI members to immediately reject all their differences. PTI Secretary General, Salman Akram Raja said that the party has no plans to gather workers in a specific place for agitation of August 5, and instead will protest in different places throughout the country.
An order issued today by Rawalpindi’s deputy commissioner (DC) Hassan Waqar Cheem said that the district intelligence committee (DIC) was drawn Generate a serious risk for human life, public property and peace and order sensitive to the district.
“The Dec has reported specific intelligence that suggests that certain groups and elements are actively mobilized with intentions to disturb the situation of the law and order through large meetings, protests and disruptive assemblies,” reads the order.
“The forum also indicates that these elements can go to soft locations and mobilize people with the potential to participate in violent actions near key facilities and other sensitive sites, endangering peace and public tranquility,” he added.
He continued that it was essential to guarantee the safety of people and facilities and buildings against any potential threat or unpleasant activity, in the greatest interest of public safety, security, peace and tranquility to avoid any adversary incident.
DC Cheema said that the following activities were prohibiting within the district from August 4 to 10 under section 144 (power to issue the absolute order at the same time in urgent cases of discomfort or detained danger) of the Code of Criminal Procedure:
- Assemblies, meetings, sitting, demonstrations, processions, demonstrations, protests and other activities with a meeting of five or more people
- Carry weapons, peaks, loaded canes, gaulalls, ball bearings, gasoline pumps, makeshift explosives or any other instrument that can be used for violence
- Show objects and hateful weapons and speeches
- Try to eliminate any restriction imposed by a police officer to regulate the assembly of people or traffic movement
- Runging.
- Use of speakers
Separately, the Superintendent of the Adial prison asked the police officer of the city of Rawalpindi to reinforce security.
“It appears terribly in its warning that PTI’s political workers, family members, especially PTI leader’s sister are accustomed to protesting the administration of the prison and other state institutions, particularly outside the jail. It has drawn attention through electronic/social networks that PTI’s leadership plan to organize a protest outside this prison on Tuesday, which could take an incident without problems.”
“Given the sensitivity of the situation, it is imperative to strengthen the external security of the prison to maintain the law and order. Proactive measures must be taken to identify and apprehend any lack of mortgages involved in the organization of this protest,” he added.
“In addition, strict action should be applied to avoid such meetings near the prison facilities to avoid any risk of interruption or security. The additional deployment of the Police Guard, the barricades and surveillance may be necessary to deter illegal assemblies and guarantee the security of ease. Its rapid attention to this issue is much appreciated. Situation in the future.”
He urged that, in the light of the above, additional personnel will be deployed in the jail and its surroundings urgently to strengthen the foreign security of the installation under the supervision of police officers so that any unpleasant incident can be avoided.
Meanwhile, Interior State Minister Talal Chaudhry said in an interview about Geographical news Show ‘AAj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sorry’ said the federal government had received a request two days ago, but no one had followed it despite the attempts of the Islamabad administration to contact the sender.
He said there were opposite stories and views from the PTI on the nature of the protest, and added that the party should not blame the government for its own “internal division and weakness.” Chaudhry said the government was “clear” that any protest was the right of PTI.
The State Minister questioned why the Administration was not contacted directly and the party did not give legal coverage to its protest.
The PTI had approached the Superior Court of Lahore last week, looking for permission to celebrate a public demonstration in mine-i-pakistan on August 5.
He has also submitted a request to the Islamabad administration to hold a Workers Convention on F-9 Park tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the capital of the capital has begun preparations. The officers had said Dawn.com That in the first phase, the police unit of the police began exercises, physical training and update of riot courses at the headquarters of the police lines.
More than a thousand unit staff are subjected to update courses. The courses include physical training and exercises to adjust and respond to protesters with full energy.
In addition, they are also doing update courses on the use and management of riot kits. They are receiving training on the use of shields to protect themselves and the strength of the stones and other objects that can be thrown into them.
In addition, they are also being trained on how to intercept mobs at certain points, cordoning them down and dispersing them. They are also learning how to deal with uproar and protesters who take laws and order in their hands.
On the other hand, the Police have also begun to collect details of PTI local leaders and activists, in addition to monitoring their activities. Police intelligence units have mounted surveillance on the leaders and hardcore members of the PTI.
Surveillance in all hotels, motels, inns and guest houses along with the suburbs and outskirts of Che Apital has also increased to monitor the activities of PTI workers and obtain information about their stay and meetings. Police intelligence units were also asked to prepare new lists of local PTI leaders.
