PTI moves IHC seeking permission for pro-CJP rallies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday moved Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking permission its rallies to express solidarity with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial.

PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has announced rallies in support of the CJP across the country on Saturday (today).

In the petition, the PTI pleaded that the Islamabad district administration has denied permission for a public rally in the capital on Saturday (May 6) to show solidarity with the CJP.

The party requested the high court to orders the DC to give security to the rally and stop ‘harassing’ peaceful PTI workers. On Thursday, former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan asked the masses to express solidarity with the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on May 6, Saturday, as ‘mafia’ targeting him.

In a special message to the general public, PTI workers and supporters before leaving for Islamabad from Zaman Park to appear before the IHC, Imran Khan said the ruling coalition was running away from elections and for this it was going against the Constitution of Pakistan and the CJP. Such elements were sparking a divide among Supreme Court’s judges, he added.