A bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday granted permission to Pakistan People’s Party to hold a public meeting at Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, on December 27.
Justice Tariq Abbasi of the high court’s Rawalpindi bench announced the decision over a petition of the PPP seeking permission for a public meeting on Dec 27 in the city to commemorate the death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
The court also summoned the district administration on Dec. 26.
The PPP chairman, Bilawal Bhutto had earlier announced that the party will commemorate 12th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi. He had formed a committee of party leaders to monitor arrangements of the event.
The committee comprised senior party leaders including two former prime ministers Yousuf Raza Gillani, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, former chairman of the Senate Nayyar Bukhari and former chief minister of Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah among others.
On Monday, the government denied the PPP permission to observe Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversary at Liaquat Bagh.
According to Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, the Liaquat Bagh administration denied written application to hold the jalsa on December 27. Bilawal Bhutto’s spokesman said that the government is resorting to cheap tactics, and repressing any voice against it.
Khokar said that the rally will be held at Liaquat Bagh at any cost, adding that they will utilise every legal option to hold the jalsa. https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/12/24/court-allows-ppp-to-hold-rally-in-rawalpindi/
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