The interior ministry has extended the capital’s Red Zone area up to Faisal Avenue from Attaturk Avenue to protect key installations against any threat in view of the PTI’s long march scheduled to reach the federal capital on Nov 4.
The ministry also banned gatherings and rallies inside the relevant areas, sources said, adding that Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) had been imposed in the Red Zone.
They said the component areas of Red Zone would now stretch from Ataturk Avenue to Faisal Avenue, Khayaban-i-Iqbal to Margalla Road and Serena Chowk to Zero Point.
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