While protesting is a constitutional right, foreign dignitaries shouldn’t be present, according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
The political party has been advised to rethink its demand for protests the next day, the interior minister told the media. Given that the time of these protests was unsuitable.
Section 144 is enforced in Islamabad, the Interior Minister stated, and he cautioned that no mercy would be shown to anyone who choose to demonstrate.
Security preparations and coordination with other law enforcement agencies, he added, had already been confirmed, and security measures were in place.