Containers again in Islamabad: Debate on blocking roads in Senate

Pakistan The upper house of ie The Senate Capital at Monday’s meeting Islamabad There was a discussion regarding blocking the roads by placing containers and a bill has also been presented.

In view of the possible protest demonstration in the capital Islamabad on Monday, various roads have been closed by installing a large number of containers. In this regard, the Islamabad Police has also issued an instruction to the people to take an alternative route.

Among the roads that have been closed in Islamabad, containers have been placed on Srinagar Highway, China Chowk and many other roads.

The protest was called by PWD employees who are protesting against the abolition of the department by the government.

At the beginning of Monday’s session in the Senate, some senators complained about blocking the roads by placing containers in the capital once again, while Senator Irfanul Haque Siddiqui also presented a bill in this regard.

According to the ‘Peaceful Assembly and Public Aman Bill 2024’ presented by Senator Irfanul Haq Siddiqui, ‘Regulations should be set to restrict public gatherings to specific places in Islamabad.’

Azam Nazir Tarar, while talking about this in the Senate, said that ‘in many cities, this law already exists that people’s lives should not be affected by jalsa, processions.’

He has said that ‘We are seeing that every other day some group comes to Islamabad and sits wherever they want. In this case, the law is not obeyed.’

The Law Minister said that many provinces have already enacted provincial legislation. Islamabad has its own independent status due to which this law is lacking.’

On the bill presented by Senator Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, Azam Nazir Tarar said that it is regulating things and in hindsight it is a good effort and that is the reason why many senators of various parties have signed it. are So I don’t oppose it.’

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Later this bill has been referred to the concerned committee.

Earlier, at the beginning of the Senate session, a complaint was made by some senators and it was said, ‘What is the problem in Islamabad, sometimes there is a container here, sometimes there is a container there. Our, our children’s, school life has been destroyed.’

On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Senator Shibli Faraz and many other senators have opposed this bill and said that ‘peaceful protest is the basic constitutional right of all.’

Speaking in the Senate, Shibli Faraz said that this bill is malicious. PTI meetings are being stopped.’

Senator Ali Zafar said that this law is related to PTI, such laws should not be brought.