The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Thursday allowed the JUI-F to hold a public meeting in the federal capital on March 25 with strict adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to the jalsa, said the well-informed sources.
The JUI-F, however, sought permission from the Islamabad administration to hold the public gathering on March 26 in the capital, sources privy to the matter said. Meanwhile, the district administration has directed the Opposition party to submit another application.On March 15, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman had asked all the workers — from the Opposition parties — to reach the Federal Capital on the evening of March 25."The OIC's (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) foreign ministers are our guests and it is our duty to respect them as they will remain in Islamabad till March 24," Fazl had said while addressing a press conference after a meeting of the Opposition parties.

Earlier, the PDM chief had asked the entire nation to "march" towards Islamabad on Pakistan Day — March 23 — as he sought to hold a massive anti-government rally.

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