LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said the government would take every possible action within the law against those who tried to attack or enter the capital by force.
“Whoever tries to storm Islamabad will be dealt with iron hands,” Naqvi said while addressing the media men here today.
The interior minister advised the PTI that there is still time “not to go to the dead end.” He urged the opposition parties not to take political differences to the extreme and attempt to storm Islamabad would not benefit anyone. “There is still time to avoid the dead end, as there would be way for them to return,” he added.
According to him, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership did not support a long march, as mostly members of the party were unclear about their demands.
He warned that the government would not respond to another Islamabad protest in the same way as before. He said unlawful tactics could never be used to meet unjustified demands.
The interior minister said the government will adopt a permanent strategy to handle the planned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march towards Islamabad, warning that the country will not be allowed to remain shut for 10 to 20 days due to demonstrations. He also criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, saying its lack of response had been clear because no provincial minister attended the funerals of security personnel who had been martyred.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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