Pakistan Independence day. Islamabad sealed off to avoid the part’s Azadi march to roll into the capital

(Islamabad). The red zone and diplomatic enclave in the federal capital have been sealed off for national parade and Independence Day,containers and barbed wires have been dropped at red zone and diplomatic enclave to seal them off.The security of both the locations has been handed over to the army, however, security of parliament house is being managed from a special control room. The government imposed the Artcle 245 (Functions of Armed Forces (*)).
National parade will be held on the night between 13 and 14 August infront of the parliament house.Imran Khan said that PTI’s long march will be peaceful. He also criticized the Punjab government for blocking roads and forcing closure of fuel stations.
Having learned from past experiences, party workers are said to have finalised catering arrangements for the party’s Azadi March, which is expected to roll into the capital on Independence Day.The PTI plans to provide party supporters and activists – who come all the way to Islamabad for the long march – with subsidised food in anticipation of an extended sit-in in the capital.The party’s local chapter, sources say, has been in touch with a number of known food outlets in the twin cities in this regard and they have been asked to set up food stalls near Parliament House.Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan has rejected the offer of dialogue by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying that negotiations would only be held after 14th August march.Reacting to the offer made by the prime minister, Imran Khan said Nawaz Sharif used the National Security Conference for political purpose and made a political statement. He said there would be no dialogue on any issue with the government including recounting in 10 constituencies.
He vowed that whatever the government would do,PTI workers would flood Islamabad. He invited all the political parties to join the Azadi March asking them not to stand on both sides of the wicket.
Imran Khan sent a strong message to PM Nawaz Sharif that it  was now a struggle for democracy against monarchy. He said the Sharifs’ attempts to stifle democracy and disrupt the whole country by closing major arteries, petrol stations and means of public transport will not work.
He said PM Nawaz Sharif’s attempt to exploit an issue of national security for mere political purposes and photo op has proven that PTI’s boycott of this farcical conference was absolutely correct.
After the PM’s ridiculous and unsuccessful attempt to try and show that PTI is ‘isolated’, Khan said the PTI will, under no circumstance, put forward its future course before arriving in Islamabad with the Azadi March on 14 August. “The march will come to Islamabad regardless of the barriers the government is trying to put up.”
Imran Khan also reminded the nation about the anti-democratic antics of the PMLN and Sharifs including attacking the Supreme Court and destroying all institutions, merit and indulging in siphoning off billions of public money in personal funds.
He reminded that in 2009, when Nawaz Sharif initiated the long march, the then government did not put up any hurdles while now the PML-N government was arresting their workers from across the country.
Nouman Hassan
(*) Article: 245 Functions of Armed Forces 245. Functions of Armed Forces.- 1[(1)] The Armed Forces shall, under the directions of the Federal Government, defend Pakistan against external aggression or threat of war, and, subject to law, act in aid of civil power when called upon to do so. (2) The validity of any direction issued by the Federal Government under clause (1), shall not be called in question in any Court. (3) A High Court shall not exercise any jurisdiction under Article 199 in relation to any area in which the Armed Forced of Pakistan are, for the time being, acting in aid of civil power in pursuance of Article 245: Provided that this clause shall not be deemed to affect the jurisdiction of the High Court in respect of any proceeding pending immediately before the day on which the