LAHORE: The city district administration has ordered to close all schools and colleges on the route of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf rally till 12 pm today in view of security threats.
Lahore Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa in a directive before the PTI rally on Sunday had also directed the shops on the circular road of the city to close at 12 midnight.
The party has announced an election rally from Zaman Park to Data Darbar.
Earlier, local authorities had allowed the Imran Khan-led party to hold a rally in the Punjab capital and blocked the party’s attempt to launch election activities twice in the past week.
During the meeting directed by Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, the PTI leadership submitted an affidavit, assuring full cooperation with the administration, police and security officials.
The former ruling party assured the authorities that it will comply with the relevant law regarding the use of sound systems. Speeches against state institutions and judiciary will not be allowed in the rally, PTI agreed.
If government property is demanded during the rally, PTI will be responsible, read the affidavit.
Earlier, Imran Khan, who was ousted from the government after losing a no-confidence vote on April 9 last year, postponed his election rally after the caretaker government refused to lift Article 144.
According to PTI Lahore Chapter President Imtiaz Shaikh, a rally will be taken out from Zaman Park to Data Darbar today at 2 pm.
He confirmed that Imran Khan will lead the rally.
This will be the first rally that Khan will lead in more than four months as he mobilizes the party from his residence in Zaman Park in the Punjab capital. The PTI chief was at home as he was “recuperating” from an injury sustained last year.
Khan was shot in the legs on November 3 as he led a protest march towards Islamabad waving to crowds from a truck-mounted container to pressure the government to call early elections — But it was cut short in Rawalpindi.
General elections in Punjab will be held on April 30, while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the date of elections is yet to be announced as Governor Ghulam Ali has not taken any decision yet.
