Islamabad, July 6: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party on Saturday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the city administration for cancelling the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for holding a public rally in Tarnol.
The contempt of court plea was filed by PTI lawyer Shoaib Shaheen.
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar, Umair Niazi, Shehryar Afridi, Sanaullah Masti Khel accompanied the PTI counsel.
The petition urged the court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the officials as the NOC for the rally was cancelled despite the court order.
The petition named the Chief Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Inspector General, and Superintendent of Police (SP) Tarnol, among others, as respondents.
According to the petition, the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad on July 4 had informed the court that an NOC has been issued to PTI.
Later when the PTI leader Amir Mughal was taking the officials to the power show site, he was arrested by police outside the DC Office, the petitioner added.
The petition stated that PTI came to know about the development after the Islamabad Police tweeted regarding cancellation of the Islamabad power show NOC.
After the tweet, the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad sent a letter to the petitioner, informing him of the cancellation of the NOC.
Yesterday, Islamabad Chief Commissioner suspended the no-objection certificate (NOC) issued to PTI for a public gathering just a day before the scheduled meeting.
“God willing, we will hold it after Ashura through a legal process,” Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan said at a press conference in Islamabad earlier in the day.
The decision to cancel the NOC was made during a meeting chaired by the Islamabad Chief Commissioner, wherein security agencies expressed their reservations about the potential risks associated with the rally.
