Naeem Panjutha claims Establishment assured PTI of permission to hold a rally on Sept 8

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjutha, has claimed that the Establishment assured it would permit PTI to hold a public September 8 gathering in Islamabad.

Talking to newsmen outside Adiyala Jail, Panjutha claimed Imran Khan postponed the Islamabad rally due to a protest of religious parties earlier and the Establishment assured PTI for a public rally in Islamabad.

He said the former premier postponed the public rally in the interest of the country.

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اسٹیبلشمنٹ نے عمران خان کو گارنٹی دی تھی 8 ستمبر کا جلسہ آپ کا ہونے دیا جائے گا، آپ کو NOC دیا جائے گا اور 8 ستمبر کے جلسے میں کوئی رکاوٹ نہیں ڈالی جائے گی pic.twitter.com/xQ5Bui5fox

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The district administration on Thursday issued a no-objection certificate to the PTI for a public gathering on the outskirts of Islamabad on September 8, with a condition that the permission can be cancelled at any time in case of a “security situation”.

The venue is a 350 kanal compound located on Paswal Road near Sangjani and is reportedly under the control of the military establishment. The selection of the venue has also energised the PTI workers as they believe that the ice has started to melt between the PTI and the powers that be.

The PTI has been allocated another compound of 250 kanals for parking. According to a PTI leader, the workers believe that the ice between the establishment and the party chief, Imran Khan, has started to melt if not fully thawed.

“When we asked the district administration why the land under the control of the military establishment is being allocated to us for the jalsa, we were told that ‘they’ have directed us to issue the NOC for that land. This news has energised the workers and they have started arrangements with full enthusiasm,” he said.