ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has convened an importantmeeting to mull regarding suggestions aimed at dealing with the protest ofthe Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) outside the ECP office in Islamabad.
It is pertinent to mention here that the opposition alliance has announcedto stage a protest outside the ECP office in Islamabad on January 19(Tuesday).
According to sources having knowledge of the strategy being mulled over bythe federal authorities to deal with the protest, the PTI-led governmenthas decided to deploy 1,000 security personnel for the protest.
“The red zone will remain a container-free zone and the PDM will not beallowed to setup a stage for their protest,” they said adding that it wasfurther suggested that the opposition should not be allowed to bring tentsand loudspeakers with them.
The meeting convened by Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad will also mull over adiversion traffic plan for the traffic moving towards the red zone area.The security for the PDM power show outside the ECP would be supervised bySSP Operations Mustafa Tanveer.
It has been further decided that the Islamabad administration would meetwith the opposition members to get information regarding the timing andschedule of their protest.
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The sources further said that a meeting between the ECP team and oppositionparties would also be arranged during the protest.
It is pertinent to mention here that a meeting of the Pakistan DemocraticMovement (PDM) is expected to be held here today to take a decision over aproposal to defer further rallies and public meetings due to extreme coldweather.
The meeting will also review arrangementslinka demonstration outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)headquarters on Tuesday in Islamabad.