The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday reiterated its earlier order that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) should hold its planned sit-in at ‘Democracy Park and Speech Corner’, located near Islamabad’s Parade Ground in Shakarparian and ordered the PTI chief to appear in the court.
The court summoned Imran Khan and issued instructions to Police IG to escort the PTI chief to the court. During the hearing, Imran Khan’s lawyer Naeem Bukhari told IHC that the party workers would start protest from Parade Ground. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui asked the lawyer to clarify the statement and said that the party would not be allowed to take the protest out to the streets.
“Islamabad lockdown will not be allowed. If PTI fails to follow the court’s orders then certain measures will be taken to thwart the party’s plans,” Justice Shaukat Aziz said.
He added that Imran Khan was not above the law and that no one would be allowed to take the law in his own hands.
The court asked the Islamabad DC that what measures had been taken by the administration to specify a space for the sit-in. To this, the DC replied that the administration had informed the PTI but got no response from the party.
Taking a jibe at Sunday’s ‘black label honey’ incident, Justice Shaukat Aziz joked, “Please ask Imran Khan to arrange for a bottle of black label honey, winter is coming.”
