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The PTI vowed on Wednesday to go ahead with its August 22 rally in the federal capital despite the withdrawal of its no-objection certificate (NOC) and the imposition of Section 144 in Punjab against all kinds of "political assemblies".
For the past several months, the PTI has been trying to get permission to hold a public meeting in Islamabad, without any success. In March, after receiving no response from the district administration despite multiple attempts, the PTI had approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to seek permission to hold a public meeting in the federal capital.
However, the district administration did not allow the party to hold the meeting. Later, the administration allowed PTI to hold a meeting on 27th Ramazan, a date the party refused to accept claiming that workers
oday, an order issued by Islamabad Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa said it was immediately suspending the NOC issued on July 31 by the deputy commissioner.
According to a notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, there were sufficient grounds to proceed under Section 144 as an
"immediate prevention and speedy remedy to prevent disturbance of public peace, safety of lives and property of public".