ISLAMABAD: The red zone of the federal capital has been sealed off after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wrote a letter to the Interior Ministry for security before the protest in front of PTI offices across the country.
The IG Islamabad called on the officials of the Election Commission at the Central Secretariat of the Election Commission in which security arrangements were discussed. The ECP asked the IG Islamabad to make foolproof security arrangements in view of the protest.
IG Islamabad has said that PTI meetings will not be allowed in the red zone. According to police sources, the entrance to the red zone will be through Margalla Road due to PTI protests. It may be recalled that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called on its workers to protest against the Chief Election Commissioner on April 26 outside Election Commission offices across the country.
PTI leader and former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had said that the PTI’s political committee met on April 24 to review issues related to the Election Commission. He said that they have reached the extreme of prejudice.
He said that a declaration to terminate the membership of deviant members of PTI under the scheme has not been issued yet. Therefore, PTI will protest against the behavior of the Election Commissioner on Tuesday, April 26 in front of Election Commission offices across the country.
