Friday, July 25, 2014

Pakistan: Article 245 imposed: Army to take control of Islamabad's security

http://dunyanews.tv/
Interior Ministry has invoked Article 245 of the constitution in Islamabad for next three months. Under this article, the army has been given powers to maintain law and order in the federal capital. Addressing the media outside parliament’s house, the interior minister confirmed that the security of Islamabad will be handed over to the armed forces from August 1. The army has been called in to maintain law and order from August till October, he explained. Regarding Imran Khan s long march, Chaudhry Nisar said that the PTI hasn t submitted any application to Islamabad’s deputy commissioner in this regard. The decision to allow PTI will be taken after the party formally requests to hold long march, he added.

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