Baton-wielding force not to be allowed to march on Islamabad: KP minister.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai said on Monday the government won't allow the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) baton-wielding force to march towards Islamabad. Speaking at a presser, he asked the JUI-F to hold a public meeting at a ground near the federal capital's Peshawar interchange as per an understanding reached between the party and the Islamabad administration. The minister said the party will enjoy complete freedom to hold a protest as far as it remains peaceful. He expressed the hope that the JUI-F will abide by the agreement it signed with the government. Yousafzai said a monitoring cell has been set up at the provincial home department to keep tabs on marchers' movement and deter activities aimed at creating law and order situation in the province.

He said a ban has been imposed on the...