IHC directs authorities to allocate PTI place for lawful protest

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday ordered the local authorities to allocate a designated place to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for organising its demonstration.

The court also directed to stop any unlawful protest in the federal capital that create situation of lockdown or disrupt peace during the period of SCO summit.

The directives were issued by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq through a three-page order on Saturday after hearing the petition filed by Traders Welfare Association President Raja Hassan Akhtar, who sought the court's order to stop the major opposition party’s protest in Islamabad.