A former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) moved a petition on Tuesday before the apex court seeking the issuance of a directive to the government for regulation of public gatherings in the federal capital so that the fundamental rights of the people of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) were protected.

The federal and the provincial governments should be ordered by the Supreme Court to thrash out guidelines for holding of rallies, public meetings and sit-ins, including a ban on rallies within the populated area of ICT, Kamran Murtaza pleaded in his petition.

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