Govt ‘appeals’ Maulana Fazl not to stage sit-in outside Supreme Court

In whaThe federal government requested on Sunday that the leader of the 13-party ruling coalition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, change the location of his planned sit-in from outside the Supreme Court to D-Chowk in the federal capital.

Fazl, who is also head of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), had announced staging a “peaceful” sit-in outside the apex court on Monday (tomorrow) against Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for “facilitating” and giving “VIP protocol” to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, following a meeting of PDM parties’ heads, also attended by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif from London via video link. t could be called a U-turn, Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar called on Maulana Fazl and urged him not to stage the sit-in outside the top court to prevent further tension in the country.