KARACHI: The East district deputy commissioner will convene a meeting within 48 hours to finalize plans for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in the next 10 days, said the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday adding that representatives of PTI should be present in the meeting.
The court, in its written order, declared that prohibiting the rally is a violation of the petitioner’s fundamental rights. Specifically, the court held that this restriction violates Articles 16 and 17 of the Constitution.
The administration’s refusal to permit the rally goes against the decisions of the Supreme Court too, the SHC said. The court issued a written order over the PTI petition to allow it to hold a rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah Ground. The city administration is not allowing the party to stage a public gathering, forcing it to take the matter to the court.
In the written order, the court directed the DC East to convene a meeting within 48 hours of receiving the order to discuss the rally. All stakeholders, including the applicant, PTI, must be included in the meeting. The court expects all matters to be resolved within a week without any discrimination. –Agencies
