PTI petitions the court for authorisation to conduct a demonstration on April 22.

On Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition with the Lahore High Court (LHC) to conduct a public protest at Minar-e-Pakistan on April 22.

The petition to conduct a public gathering was submitted by PTI leader Akmal Khan Bari.

The Lahore Deputy Commissioner has been designated as the respondent in the petition.

The petitioner requested the court, stating that he had submitted a comparable petition to conduct a rally on March 22.

He stated that the verdict was delivered without affording PTI an opportunity to present its account.

The petitioner stated that the rally scheduled for 22 March was impeded by the stalling tactics of the deputy commissioner.

The petitioner requested the court to instruct the relevant authority to permit PTI to conduct a rally on April 22.

The Punjab government had denied PTI’s proposal to hold a protest at Minar-e-Pakistan on March 22.

Justice Farooq Haider of the Lahore High Court denied the PTI’s appeal for authorisation to conduct a rally.

The Deputy Commissioner of Lahore issued a notification denying the request of PTI Vice President Akmal Bari and submitted a report to the court.

The report indicated that the PTI is not permitted to hold the rally due to the security circumstances.

The DC report cited the recent terrorist attacks in the country, specifically the attack on Bannu Cantt and the Jaffar Express, as justifications for denying the request.