LAHORE: The office of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore refused to allow the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) hold a public rally at Liberty Chowk of the metropolis.
The DC office submitted its reply in the Lahore High Court (LHC) hearing a petition filed the PTI seeking to hold a rally at Liberty roundabout.
“A meeting of all the departments concerned was held on October 10. The PTI workers and leaders were found involved in vandalism during its protest on May 9,” the DC office said in its reply submitted to the LHC.
Therefore, the District Intelligence Committee refused to grant an NOC to the PTI for holding a power show at Liberty roundabout.
Earlier, LHC Justice Raheel Kamran had conducted hearing of the PTI plea requesting for permission to hold a rally at Liberty Chowk. During the proceedings, court inquired from the Punjab government about the issue and asked why the permission had not been granted so far.
In case of refusing the PTI to hold a rally, the court directed, the DC will have to elaborate the reasons behind the refusal.
It is worth mentioning here that additional secretary general PTI central Punjab had approached the Lahore High Court seeking permission to hold party’s rally at Liberty Chowk on October 15.
