No violent group will be allowed into Islamabad: Tarar
Information minister says PTI's long march has no justification and protesters with a record of disruption will be stopped.
Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has warned that protesters with a history of violence and disruption will not be allowed to enter Islamabad, and he called the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's planned long march unjustified.
According to the Associated Press of Pakistan, Tarar made the remarks in Peshawar. He said the nation had already witnessed the disruption and inconvenience caused by such demonstrations, and that protesters with a track record of vandalism would be stopped before reaching the federal capital.
The Express Tribune reported the minister as saying no violent group would be permitted to enter Islamabad. Minute Mirror carried a similar warning, quoting Tarar as saying the government would not allow entry through violent or disruptive means.
Tarar's statement is the latest government response to the PTI's announced long march toward the capital. The reports did not include any comment from the PTI.
The minister did not specify what security measures would be taken or when the protest was expected to arrive. His warning indicates that authorities intend to block the march before it reaches Islamabad.
The PTI has held several protest marches in recent months, some of which ended in clashes with police, though the specific demands of this march were not stated in the reports available.
The state-run APP described the PTI's march as having no justification, while The Express Tribune and Minute Mirror focused on the minister's warning against violent entry into the federal capital.
The warning comes as the government and the opposition remain locked in a political confrontation, with the capital often the focus of protest action.
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