IHC seeks assurance from PTI on maintaining peace during jalsa

Islamabad_The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved the ruling on the petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against not getting permission for a rally and sit-in in Islamabad.

Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition. Advocate General Islamabad Barrister Jahangir Jadoon and the Islamabad deputy commissioner appeared before the court.

Dr Babar Awan appeared before the court on behalf of the PTI.

The advocate general read the ruling of the Supreme Court of May 25 in the court.

He also read the reply submitted by Imran Khan to the Supreme Court.

“Last time, the orders of the Supreme Court were violated despite a space for the rally and sit-in was given,” he said.

“The court should ask from them when these people will come to Islamabad,” he demanded.

“We can ask from Dr Babar Awan when he is coming to Islamabad,” Justice Aamer Farooq remarked,

On Wednesday, the IHC issued notices to the federal capital’s administration for not issuing PTI a no-objection certificate for its sit-in, directing them to appear before it today.

During the hearing, the court expressed annoyance as the relevant official of the Islamabad administration had not appeared despite summoning.

“Is this a civil court? It is a high court,” Justice Aamer Farooq showed ire, while summoning the officials of district administration in the court immediately.

Later, Islamabad Advocate General Barrister Jahangir Jadoon and Islamabad deputy commissioner appeared in the court.

Meanwhile, Jahangir read Imran Khan’s response submitted in the Supreme Court regarding the PTI’s long march of May 25, 2022.

Jadoon maintained that losses occurred in PTI’s previous long march and police personnel were injured.

At the court’s inquiry, the advocate general told that the PTI is seeking permission to hold the rally at the same spot they had asked to hold the rally in the previous march.

“They [PTI] have always violated the terms and conditions that’s why we don’t trust them. The PTI leadership refused to admit the assurance by two senior lawyers,” Jadoon said, informing the court that PTI can hold the rally at T-chowk if they want.

Meanwhile, PTI lawyer Babar Awan maintained that Ali Awan has filed this plea so he is responsible for it.

“The matter is already in the SC, we shouldn’t argue on it,” he said.

Justice Farooq asked Awan’s opinion on what he thinks that the same as before wouldn’t happen at the place government allots to PTI for rally.