LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to cancel his ‘show of power’ gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan scheduled for Sunday.
During the hearing of the Zaman Park operation case today, Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh noted that neither of the parties involved in the case has read the law, stressing that they have ‘jammed the entire system’.
“In order to hold a power show, preparations should have commenced at least 15 days prior,” the judge slammed the party for failing to plan their public gathering in advance.
Court will issue a decree if the rally proceeds, said judge in his remarks.
The judge then emphasized that there is a proper procedure for obtaining security for an individual and urged the party to bring themselves within the ‘ambit of the system’.
The hearing, however, is adjourned till tomorrow.
In today’s hearing, which is still underway, the judge urged the party leaders to follow the law and stated hat the solution to everything lies within the law and the constitution.
The court received an application related to Section 144 of Hamad Azhar, which the judge deemed necessary to hear immediately due to ongoing PSL matches and a planned PTI rally in Lahore on Sunday.
The Imran-led party was planning to hold a “historic” public rally at historical monument on March 19 (Sunday) to kickstart party’s election campaign.
Yesterday, LHC has ordered police to halt its arrest operation against former Prime Minister Imran Khan until Thursday morning (today).
On March 14, hundreds of Khan’s supporters gathered outside his residence in Lahore, blocking security forces– who reached to arrest Imran on graft charges.
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