Observer Report
Islamabad
The reaction of the government would depend on the action of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F, said Federal Minister for Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan as Azadi March of the Opposition arrived in the federal capital. The minister said the Pakistan Army would be on standby and could be called for if needed during the anti-government rally. She added that there would be three-layered security, police would be on the first layer, Rangers personnel on the second and then it would be the army.
Awan approached Interior Minister Aijaz Shah to summon the army for this purpose and said the armed forces would be on standby. Interior Minister Ijaz Shah has said the federal government will not become a barrier in opposition’s Azadi March following the democratic norms.
