Rawalpindi district administration on Wednesday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s request for a no-objection certificate to hold a rally at Liaquat Bagh on April 9.
PTI demanded permission as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced a protest, the date the party was removed from power four years ago, after a no-confidence motion. Following the announcement by PTI, a day earlier, the Rawalpindi district administration also imposed Section 144 for 15 days.
PTI’s Rawalpindi district president, Khan Aqil Khan, was formally informed of the decision. The matter was reviewed in a meeting of the District Intelligence Committee (DIC), which considered the current security situation and potential threats.