Entry to Lake View Park restricted to families only.

ISLAMABAD -- Only families are allowed to enter Lake View Park till Sunday keeping in view the park's capacity.

A notification issued from the office of the district magistrate said during Eid holidays it was expected that a large number of people shall visit Lake View Park, filling the park beyond its capacity. Keeping in view, the safety and convenience of the general public it has been decided to allow only families indie the Lake View Park till Sunday May 8.

Officials of police said that a large number of boys and men in groups came over to the park, however, all were disallowed to enter it. Some groups got violent in late evening and scuffled with police outside the main gate. Besides, they also spread on Murre Road and created scene, they added.

During the scuffle with the police, dozens of boys/men were picked up and bundled in police vehicles and transported to Secretariat Police Station, the officials said, adding that only 13 were detained for further legal action and a case was being registered against them while the rest were released.

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Officials of the administration and police said that the step was taken keeping in view political intolerance in society, which already caused a couple of scuffles in the capital. It is suspected that the groups of boys/men coming to the park may engage in violence due to their political affiliations, they added.

Families and groups of girls also visited the park and the step was taken to also avoid last year's Minar-i-Pakistan like incident, the officials added.

During the peak hours and holidays, the number of visitors to the park reaches 10,000 to 15,000 at a time, especially in the late afternoon till the evening. Residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi besides people from nearby districts come to the park during holidays, they added.

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