Terrorists might goal PTI’s Nov 24 protest in Islamabad, warns Nacta

PTI supporters chant slogans during a protest in Karachi on February 17, 2024. — Reuters
PTI supporters chant slogans throughout a protest in Karachi on February 17, 2024. — Reuters
  • Militants might “goal PTI protest in Islamabad”. 
  • Stories of terrorists coming into from Afghanistan: Nacta. 
  • Nacta writes to Islamabad chief commissioner, IGs. 

The Nationwide Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) on Saturday issued a risk alert warning that the “Fitna al-Khawarij”, also referred to as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), might goal the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) “do or die” protest scheduled for tomorrow (November 24) in Islamabad. 

The highest counter-terrorism physique warned that the TTP militants can perform terror assaults in main cities on the nation and added that theere 

“There are experiences of terrorists coming into Pakistan from Afghanistan,” stated Nacta as the previous ruling get together prepares to hold out protests within the federal capital. 

Conserving 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&Okay) 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 enable the get together to stage demonstration within the federal capital in violation of the newly enacted peaceable meeting legislation.

The Imran Khan-founded get together, in latest months, has marched onto the federal capital on a number of events which has seen its employees clashing with the legislation enforcement companies (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 deal with the previous ruling get together’s protest in mild of the IHC orders. 

The federal government can be prone to droop cellular providers throughout the nation from right this moment night, in response to 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 determination 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).