Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday said it had been decided that the security of Parliament House, Parliament Lodges, and old MNA House in Islamabad would be handed over to paramilitary Rangers and Frontier Corps on the day the National Assembly votes on the no-trust motion against the prime minister.
The minister’s remarks come a day after a police raid in the Parliament Lodges to expel members of the Ansarul Islam.
At least four legislators, along with two dozen Ansarul Islam volunteers, were arrested during the operation, all of whom were released Friday.
At the press conference in Islamabad, Rashid warned of dealing anyone disturbing the law and order situation in Islamabad with an iron hand.
“I will trample those who take the law in their hands next time.”
He said the opposition was sensing defeat in the no-trust motion it had brought against Imran Khan “and that is the reason they are creating anarchy in Islamabad”.
The minister warned that he would not take into consideration the stature of a leader and take all-out action against anyone who disrespected the law.
But he added: “If we detain anyone [parliamentarian] for disturbing the law and order, we will also bring him to the parliament to cast vote on the day of the no-confidence motion.”
He predicted that the opposition’s “bad time is near”, saying they were involved in a “personal battle with Imran Khan, instead of a political one”.
