Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed a petition to stop long march of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), set to reach Islamabad in a few days after declaring it \u2018infructuous\u2019.
\nA three-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ayesha A Malik and Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition filed by JUI Senator Kamran Murtaza in which he pleaded to stop PTI\u2019s long march outside Islamabad.
\nIslamabad Advocate General Jahangir Jadoon appeared before the court.
\nDuring the hearing, CJP inquired what the Islamabad administration has done for the long march.
\nAt this, the advocate general said that the capital\u2019s administration received a letter from PTI seeking permission.
\nHe added that the administration responded to the letter seeking a date, time, and place for the march but received no reply.
\nHe noted that PTI leaders threatened \u2018bloodshed\u2019 after the Wazirabad incident following which the Islamabad administration refused to grant permission for the long march.
\nThe advocate general also pointed out that the case regarding permission for the march was also pending in Islamabad High Court (IHC).
\nThe court remarked that the executive holds excessive powers to take action if the law is violated.
\nJustice Athar Minallah asked the advocate general if the administration and Parliament would not be considered weak on court\u2019s intervention.
\nJustice Ayesha A Malik said that the government should invigorate Islamabad administration to play its role.
\nThe court stated that protests in Islamabad were a regular practice and asked if the government had approached the court against any other demonstrations.
\nThe court remarked that there was no substantial point to issue a decree after what advocate general had told them.
\nThe court declared the petition infructous and dismissed it.
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