Security in Islamabad is on high alert due to the lawyers’ call for a strike during the judicial commission hearing.
A Capital Traffic Police advisory states that because of the city’s law and order crisis, all entry and departure points to the Red Zone have been closed.
Due to security concerns, the internal and external routes to the Red Zone would remain closed, according to the traffic advisory.
From 6 am till further notice, the roads that lead to the Red Zone—including Serena, NADRA, Marriott, Express Chowk, and T-Cross Bari Imam—will be temporarily closed.
The police recommended the people to use Margalla Road as an alternative to prevent any travel hassles.
To consider the selection of eight new Supreme Court judges, the Pakistani Judicial Commission is scheduled to convene today.
Chief Justice Yahya Afridi has received a letter from Senator Ali Zafar, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, asking him to postpone the commission’s meeting.
He suggested postponing the session till the Islamabad High Court resolved the seniority dispute. In the letter, he said due to the recent transfer and posting of the judges, the seniority list of the IHC has changed. These developments, he opined, could have serious effects on the justice system.
