*ISLAMABAD: The reaction of the government would depend on the action ofJamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F), said Federal Minister for InformationDr. Firdous Ashiq Awan as Azadi March of the Opposition arrived in thefederal capital. *
The Minister said the Pakistan Army would be on standby and could be calledfor if needed during the anti-government rally. She added that there wouldbe three-layered security, police would be on the first layer, rangerpersonnel on the second and then it would be the army.
Awan approached Interior Minister Aijaz Shah to summon the army for thispurpose and said the armed forces would be on standby.
Under the leadership of its chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, JUI-F-led AzadiMarch reached Islamabad on Thursday to stage an anti-government protestrally in the federal capital.
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Interior Minister Ijaz Shah link hassaid the federal government will not become a barrier in opposition’s AzadiMarch following the democratic norms.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan had decided that the government will not stop[opposition’s] march under the democratic norms. The permission closed alldoors to the elements willing to create chaos in the country,” Shah saidwhile urging Maulana Fazlur Rehman to respect court orders in holding itsmarch.
