The Inspector General (IG) of Islamabad was summoned before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday. According to reports, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests and sit-ins resulted in the blockage of roadways in Islamabad, which prompted the summons of the IG Islamabad.
The judge’s ruling follows a plea filed by traders protesting the closure of roadways as a result of PTI-led protests spearheaded by Imran Khan. The court has been asked by the petitioners to order the government to keep traffic moving on the roadways, including the freeway. IHC Chief Justice Amer Farooq stated that the federal government is in charge of the highway throughout the hearing. According to a report in The Express Tribune, the Chief Justice questioned why the administration had not opened the highways to traffic.
Amer Farooq stated that demonstrations were taking place outside of the Parliament and afterwards questioned, “Why do you stop them?”
He questioned whether containers were actually present in Islamabad.
The inspector general has been ordered by the court to provide a report on the PTI rallies held and the road closures in Islamabad. The case hearing has been postponed until November 17. The additional attorney general stated that maintaining law and order is the responsibility of the provincial government during the court hearing of the case.
In response to a plea from business owners protesting the closure of roadways in the federal capital as a result of PTI rallies and sit-ins, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned officials from the interior ministry earlier on November 14. Traders who signed the petition claimed that demonstrations have been occurring ever since the April election for a new administration.
They also stated in the appeal that, due to protests and traffic closures, businesspeople and citizens were having difficulties and their fundamental rights were being violated. The court has been asked by the petitioners to order PTI to hold the rallies outside of Islamabad.
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), stated earlier on November 13 that he did not “want a fight with anyone,” according to The Express Tribune.
He did, however, aspire to create a stand-alone foreign policy that only promoted Pakistan’s and its citizens’ interests.
Imran Khan spoke via video link from Lahore to attendees of the PTI’s “Haqeeqi Azadi March” in Faisalabad, Kharian, and Nowshera, saying he wanted the US to treat Pakistan with the same respect as it does India. He claimed that when his party was in power, protesters from the PTI marched on the streets three times under the pretext of inflation.
“I did not want a fight with anyone but wanted to pursue an independent foreign policy.” “A policy that is in the interest of Pakistan and the Pakistanis,” The Express Tribune quoted Imran Khan as saying.
“We want the American foreign policy to be the same as its policy towards India,” he added.