IHC reserves judgment about PTI public meeting in F-9 Park

ISLAMABAD, April 21: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved judgment in a case filed against the public meeting of the PTI in F-9 Park. When IHC judge Amir Farooq took up the case for hearing on Thursday, Yasir Mehmood counsel for the petitioner Waheed Mehmood Khan argued  that the F-9 Park was a recreational place and it could not be used for political purpose. If permission was accorded to hold the public meeting at recreational parks then these sites will become political park, he argued. Children and old people come to the park for recreational purpose. The citizens were already recuperating from mental agony of sit-ins stage at D Chowk in the past. He argued that park should be meant for recreational facilities rather than public meetings. “If any political party wants to hold public meeting then the government should allocate site for this purpose.” The judge inquired where was the copy of a notification giving permission for holding the public meeting. “We can not give decisions merely on the basis of a news reports about the permission,” the judge said. The court reserved the judgment after hearing the arguments. -Online