ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday said that permission will not be granted to hold public rallies in the Islamabad's high-security 'Red Zone', DawnNews reported.

Addressing a meeting on the security situation in Islamabad, Malik said that if in future any public rally is held in the red-zone, the Superintendent Police (SP) and the  Station House Officer (SHO) of that area will be held responsible for it.

“Those who take law in their hands will be strictly dealt with,” the interior minister added.