ISLAMABAD, Pakistan): Mayor of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) and Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Sheikh Ansar Aziz Friday said the federal capital will remain open on November 2 and daily life will continue as usual.
Addressing a press conference accompanied by Deputy Mayors and UC’s chairmen, he said Islamabad administration will not allow any body to shut down the capital forcefully.
Mayor said citizens should not worry as the routine life will remain normal in Islamabad and no educational and other institutions would be closed.
He said as protest is the Constitutional right of PTI so its leadership should realize the Constitutional rights of the citizens as well.
He said following the orders of Islamabad High Court, Islamabad administration has given a place to PTI for their public meeting, adding that nobody would be allowed to take law in his hand.
He said the whole community of Islamabad including traders, lawyer, Ulema and residents were against the sit in (Dharna) adding that due to these unlawful sit-ins the business of the traders community had been badly affected in Islamabad.
Replying to a question, mayor said PTI does not want to see the country as developed and prosperous and it was following the anti-Pakistan agenda.
He said the government would take strict action against those who will damage the public and private property.