PTI to challenge Islamabad march ruling in Supreme Court

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has announced plans to challenge the Islamabad High Court's decision against its September 27 long march. According to the Daily Times, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said the party would approach the Supreme Court and other higher courts against the ruling. The planned protest would not be postponed.

The government's attempt to persuade other parties to postpone their long marches due to security threats was reported in Dawn, which stated that Jamaat-i-Islami's Deputy Emir Liaquat Baloch said the long march would remain necessary until the levy imposed on the public was withdrawn. According to Dawn, the government delegation, including Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, requested the JI to postpone the long march in view of security threats.

There was no direct connection reported between PTI's planned march and Jamaat-i-Islami's long march or the concerns of other groups. The reports did not provide further information on the Supreme Court challenge by PTI.

Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, Times of India, Dawn, Dawn - Pakistan, The Hindu — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.