To put an end to the PTI's planned second-long march on the federal capital, the Supreme Court refused to issue any anticipatory orders. However, the top court gave the government "free reign" to deal with the situation with law and order.
The federal government's contempt petition against PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan was taken up by a five-judge larger bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justices Ijaz ul Ahsan, Munib Akhtar, Yahya Afridi, and Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi for violating the order of the top court on May 25.
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But Imran and his backers did get to D-Chowk, which prompted the government to call in the army to protect the Red Zone of the capital.
In its contempt petition, the government has also asked for a restraining order to prevent Imran from causing a false sense of law and order with his upcoming second-long march to Islamabad's D-Chowk. JCP Bandial stated during the proceedings that the federal government was free to take measures to maintain law and order and safeguard public property during the upcoming PTI long march. He went on to say that the Supreme Court would step in whenever either side broke the law.
“The judicial authority is us. The JCP informed the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP), Ashtar Ausaf Ali, that "you are at liberty to maintain the law and order situation."
To stop the PTI from "storming the federal capital," the AGP had asked the court to issue a restraining order.
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However, the JCP informed AGP that he had been asked to issue an anticipatory order. Additionally, Justice Ahsan stated that the court would intervene whenever the law was broken. In addition, the Supreme Court directed the agencies to submit reports on their findings regarding the PTI leadership's defiance of the May 25 order.
The bench requested that the AGP keep the agency's classified reports. Four members of the bench had previously exercised restraint and sought reports from agencies to verify the claim that PTI leaders, particularly its chairman, encouraged party activists to reach Islamabad's D-Chowk in violation of the court's order.
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Four months ago, the agencies delivered their reports to the court. The AGP argued during the hearing that the PTI's previous sit-in had affected citizens' rights. He continued, "The PTI had submitted an affidavit stating that citizens would not be harmed."
“The sit-in was moved to D-Chowk, resulting in significant losses, even though the court order specified a specific location. The AGP asked the court to punish those who disobeyed its orders.
In addition, the AGP read the court order of May 25 from the SC. We were unable to arrest employees of PTI as a result of the order. It mandated the interior ministry, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB), and Inspector General Islamabad to submit reports.
The AGP added, "It was discovered that PTI had violated the assurances when the reports were submitted."
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He stated to the court that no copies of the reports had been given to him. He was reassured by the bench that the reports would be given to him.
During the march, the AGP informed the court that officers from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had also entered the capital. The AGP was then requested to review the police and administration reports regarding that day's events by the bench. Assad responded that the PTI chief was referring to the attack on Islamabad as a jihad when the JCP asked what the AGP wanted.
The JCP noted that on May 25, approximately 300 individuals made their way toward the Red Zone in Islamabad. However, he pointed out that they appeared to be residents. They would have been more numerous if they had been protesters, he added.
He observed that public property had been damaged and 13 people had been injured during the "Azadi March."
"We will look at reports about this. He said to the AGP, "You should prepare according to the law," referring to the PTI's upcoming march, whose date had not yet been set.
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