The government on Thursday night granted permission to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to hold a protest against the alleged rigging in the May 11, 2013 election, according to a tweet by Radio Pakistan. <br /> <br />Earlier on Thursday, while addressing a press conference, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that the permission will be granted by Thursday night, Express News reported. <br />On Wednesday, PTI was denied permission by the Islamabad Administration. The No-Objection Certificate (NOC) that PTI had requested was rejected because the word jalsa was used in it. <br />During the press conference, Nisar criticised the “new tradition” of holding sit-ins and protests. <br />“This newfound tradition of holding protests and sit-ins isn’t good. Not just for Pakistan, but for any country,” he said. <br />Nisar also laid down a few conditions for PTI’s protest, which include: <br />- No use of firearms or any kind of harmful weapons, including sticks. <br />“Use of firearms or any harmful weapon will not be permitted. If any vehicle is transporting a weapon, it will be seized and will not be allowed to pass through,” Nisar said. <br />- Use of containers will not be allowed, except for those provided by the government. <br />- No infants are allowed. <br />“It’s not fair for children to be dragged to these protests in this heat,” the interior minister said. <br />- No fireworks. <br />“The only reason why we’ve decided to allow for this protest to go through is because PTI and Imran Khan have been extremely persistent,” Nisar said firmly.
