ISLAMABAD: Officials of the capital’s administration and police held a meeting with 111 Brigade on Tuesday to work out a contingency plan for coping with any eventuality after completion of the 48-hour deadline given by the Pakistan Awami Tehreek for acceptance of its demands.

The deadline is due to expire at 6pm on Wednesday.

In addition, the Supreme Court is due to take up a set of petitions against the ongoing sit-ins on the Constitution Avenue on the same day.

According to officials, the meeting, held at Parliament House, reviewed the contingency plan and other issues related to security of installations inside the red zone.

The standard operating procedures were also reviewed.

The officials said that force would be used to get the Constitution Avenue vacated if the Supreme Court gave a directive to the government. Otherwise confrontation with protesters will be avoided.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2014