DC Islamabad shares important travel update

ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Islamabad took to Twitter on Tuesday to share an important travel update about the city. 

Taking to Twitter, the Deputy Commission of Islamabad said that all entry, exit and roads inside the federal capital were open.

"All entry and exit routes of Islamabad and all roads inside Islamabad are open for traffic. Red zone is sealed for security reasons. Anyone who wishes to travel tomorrow may do so without any fear," he tweeted.

The tweet comes at a time when the JUI-F caravan led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman closes in on the federal capital.

The JUI-F has called on Prime Minister Imran to resign. Fazl has blamed the incumbent government for the economic woes and unemployment problem that the country faces.

 Read more: JUI-F caravan heads to Lahore from Multan

After arriving in Multan, the caravan made its way to Lahore. A large crowd of supporters of the JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman joined their leader and chanted slogans against the government.

Addressing his supporters, Fazl said that the JUI-F caravan was going to Islamabad to announce that the incumbent rulers were fake.

“This government does not have any mandate,” he said. “The mandate can be seen in this march,” he added.

On Saturday, the Rahbar Committee and the government reached an agreement according to which the opposition agreed not to cross into the Red Zone.

Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak led the government delegation. He said that the committee did not demand Prime Minister Imran’s resignation neither did it say that it would topple the government.

“We expect the JUI-F to protest within the limits set out in the constitution of Pakistan,” he said. “If they remain peaceful, we will throw away the containers.”