ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s Azadi march has entered Punjab on Wednesday (25th of May, 2022).
By mean of Social Media Imran Khan stated: “We have entered Punjab and will InshaAllah be heading towards Islamabad. No amount of state oppression and fascism by this imported govt can stop or deter our march. 
Meanwhile, Minister for Interior, Rana Sanaullah Khan said the government would not tolerate terrorism in guise of politics as police seized huge cache of weapons from residence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader in provincial capital of Punjab ahead of their long march.
“The seizure of heavy arms and ammunition from the houses of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) officials is evidence of a bloody march”, the federal minister said in a statement.
The federal minister said that PTI General Secretary’s house is a depot of ammunition and the discovery of arms from the homes of PTI officials is proof of a bloody march.
The nation has seen that from where did the bullet came which killed an innocent police personnel.
This incident has proved that PTI’s march is not a peaceful political caravan but an armed struggle, he said.
Rana Sanaullah said that Imran Niazi cannot be trusted after the martyrdom of a young policeman and recovery of heavy arms and ammunition from the houses of PTI officials.
He urged former prime minister Imran Khan to follow the constitution and law.
The minister also warned that Imran Khan should not use the machinery and resources of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for inciting riots in the country. “Those filling up the foundations of the economy with explosives will not be allowed to destroy the peace of the society”, he said.
The constitution and the law will be strictly enforced and those who will take law into their hands will be dealt strictly.
He said the government would ensure protection of life and property of the people at all cost. Those who have been putting the nation behind the lights of the truck of promises for three and a half years are now making noise in the `Batti Chowk’ in Lahore.
Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan said there would be no reconciliation with the armed group, planning advancement towards Islamabad in the name of long march against the democratic and constitutional government.
Addressing a news conference along with Minister of State for Petroleum Senator Dr Musadik Malik here, he said all possible measures would be taken to ensure protection of life and property.
“The government has decided that there will be no reconciliation with Imrani group,” he said, adding freedom of expression was the constitutional and democratic right but no one would be allowed to create anarchy.
“It is our unflinching resolve that we will defend the constitutional government, life and property at all costs,” he said.
He recalled that in 2014 the PTI had staged a violent 126-day long protest/sit-in in the Federal Capital, during which its workers led by Imran Khan resorted to attack on Parliament, Police, Radio & PTV buildings, instigating the public for civil disobedience.
Now, the PTI leadership was hurling the same threats and bloodshed to achieve their ulterior motives.
The minister said the PTI was using Khyber Pakhtunkwa government’s resources in its long march.
He said the federal government was acting upon the guidelines in the light of the apex court’s 2019 decision in the Faizabad sit-in case, which clearly stated that constitutional right of public gathering could not be used to topple a constitutional government.
“The right to assembly is recognized as a right to preserve the democratic order, it cannot be used to overthrow a lawful government nor can the right of assembly be used to bring about a revolution or insurrection,” he said quoting some part of the judgment.
He said the court also observed that the roads neither could be used for ‘camping grounds’ nor blocked for indefinite period, as these were meant for free public mobility.
Khurram was of the view that the right of assembly could not be used for bulldozing the rights of other citizens like routine life and employment related activities.
Besides, he said, the court observed that if any party attempted fanning hatred, contempt and violence against governments, it would fall in ‘sedition.’
Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik said staging protest was the constitutional right of every citizen but no one could be allowed to besiege the federal capital and putting the life and property at risk in the pretext of long march.
He said it was evident from the public speeches of PTI leadership that the long march would be ‘bloody’ that had now been confirmed through some intelligence reports about carrying weapons and ammunition in the rally with the sole purpose of creating anarchy in the country.
Based on the intelligence reports, he said, the government had decided ‘door-knocking’ of some people to investigate them in that regard, during which a constable embraced martyrdom. “It proved the march is bloody.”
Recently, he said, during a raid automatic weapons and ammunition were allegedly recovered from the House of PTI’s general secretary.
Dr Musadik said the apex court had asked the PTI to give in writing that the long march would be peaceful, but they refused.
Keeping in view all these things, he reiterated that all possible steps were being adopted for the rule of law, protection to life and property of public and “strengthening the state.”
Answering a question, the Petroleum minister said the government had ensured sufficient stocks of petroleum products in the country, saying there were 15-20 percent additional stocks for May as compared to the same month of the last year.
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