Islamabad administration seeks 10-day extension of Rangers deployment ahead of PTI’s long march
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad administration on Saturday requested an extension of the deployment of Pakistan Rangers personnel in the federal capital from Oct 5 to Oct 15. The request came amid the PTI’s planned long march to the capital from Oct 4. Since the call was made, the administration has the been gearing up to stop the protestors from entering Islamabad, with hundreds of containers being…
The Islamabad administration has requested a 10-day extension to the deployment of Pakistan Rangers personnel, with the deployment now set to continue from October 5 to October 15. This request comes in the wake of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's planned long march to Islamabad, which began on October 4. The administration appears to be preparing to prevent the protestors from entering the city, with additional personnel from Sindh and Punjab police being deployed.
The extension was authorized under Sections 7(b) and 10 of the Pakistan Rangers Ordinance, 1959, and Sections 4 and 5 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, to perform functions specified under the laws. The interior ministry has also directed that Rangers and police would take all appropriate and necessary counter-action in self-defence against any violent activities encountered.
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