Because the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gears up for its November 24 “do or die” protest, the Nationwide Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) issued a risk alert on Saturday.
An announcement issued by the counter-terrorism physique mentioned that the “Fitna al-Khawarij”, also called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), can perform terror assaults in main cities of the nation on the protest day.
“There are studies of terrorists getting into Pakistan from Afghanistan,” mentioned Nacta as the previous ruling celebration prepares to hold out protests within the federal capital.
Retaining in view the safety risk, Nacta has written to the Islamabad’s chief commissioner and inspector generals. Furthermore, it has additionally apprised the Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJ&Ok) chief commissioners of the risk alert.
The warning comes because the PTI is adamant on holding protests regardless of the Islamabad Excessive Court docket’s (IHC) orders directing the authorities involved to not permit the celebration to stage demonstration within the federal capital in violation of the newly enacted peaceable meeting regulation.
The Imran Khan-founded celebration, in latest months, has marched onto the federal capital on a number of events which has seen its staff clashing with the regulation enforcement businesses (LEAs).
Moreover, tomorrow’s protest comes within the backdrop of the Belarusian president’s upcoming go to together with 65-member delegation from November 25 to 27.
On this regard, the Shehbaz Sharif-led authorities is taking strict safety measures to sort out the previous ruling celebration’s protest in gentle of the IHC orders.
The federal government can be more likely to droop cell companies throughout the nation from at the moment night, in line with the sources inside the inside ministry.
Furthermore, the federal government has additionally imposed Part 144 in Islamabad for 2 months with the administration in search of further 8,000 police personnel together with the deployment of Rangers and Frontier Constabulary (FC).
Aside from the Islamabad administration, the Punjab authorities too has imposed Part 144 throughout the province for 3 days from November 23 to November 25 and has put over 10,700 police personnel on standby.
The PTI’s choice to go forward with its protest comes after its talks, as per The Information, with the federal government reached a stalemate following the latter’s refusal to agree with Khan’s demand of his launch by Friday (yesterday).