The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has finally decided to allow Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to hold Azadi March on October 31.
According to local media reports, the decision to allow the march was made after a team delegated to negotiating with the opposition presented its recommendations to Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has allowed JUI-F to hold their rally as long as they remain within the of law and the constitution. During the meeting, the PM said that it was the democratic right to protest.
On October 31, JUI-F will march on Islamabad to ‘send the government packing' with its rally. The party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the government of coming into power through rigged elections. Major opposition parties including Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party have announced their support for the protests.
Meanwhile, the Islamabad and Rawalpindi police will be sealing the capital with containers in preparation for the upcoming march. The Rawalpindi police has prepared a contingency plan under which 120 freight containers will be used to seal the garrison city. Meanwhile, the Islamabad police have demanded more than 550 shipping containers to intercept the march.