ISLAMABAD, December 17: The federal government has announced three local holidays for the people of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) from December 18 to December 20 (Saturday to Monday) on the eve of the extraordinary summit of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) in the federal capital. Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed talking to media persons in Islamabad said that the Interior Ministry, Chief Commissioner Islamabad and ICT Police took the decision for not shutting down the mobile phone signals on the eve of OIC moot. He said the federal secretariat employees will also go on local holidays on Dec 18 to 20. The minister said that the OIC summit is being held in Pakistan after 41 years and the OIC members are Pakistan’s guests. Sheikh Rasheed said that the Interior Ministry will not compromise on the security arrangements on the eve of OIC summit in Islamabad. – DNA
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