Heavy contingent of police has been deployed on entrance and exit points of Islamabad and Rawalpindi to stop marchers into the twin cities.
According to reports, policemen fell ill after having a contaminated food and they were moved to Poly Clinic for medical treatment. Their condition was said to be out of danger.
A total of 21,000 security personnel are deployed around D-Chowk under the security plan devised by the capital city administration on directions of the Ministry of Interior.