LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that no one will be allowed to shut down Islamabad on 2nd November, ARY News reported on Saturday.
He was addressing a gathering in Lahore.
The railways minister said that no one has the right to shut down cities. He said that the responsibility to protect the federal capital lies with the federal government.
He also said that Pakistan is passing through a critical phase.
“We will not give a country in flames to our future generations,” the minister further said.
It is pertinent to mention here that Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has announced to impose a siege on capital city of Islamabad on November 02, to press for its demand of a probe against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members in Panama Leaks scandal.
The Panama Papers had disclosed that Nawaz Sharif’s sons Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz and daughter Mariam Nawaz owning a number of offshore companies.