Govt to provide security to Azaadi March participants in Islamabad: Ijaz Shah.

Federal Minister for Interior Brig (retired) Ijaz Shah while addressing the media said that when the marchers reach Islamabad they will be provided safety and security.

'If they bring more people than expected, we will give them more space,' Shah told reporters, 'We will make them feel comfortable, as comfortable as staying in a five star hotel.'

He also added that during negotiations the only point of discussion was the venue of the protest. The marchers, he said, demanded that the government let them enter D Chowk, 'we said that it not possible.'

He added, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) will have to abide by the the judgments of Supreme Court judge Qazi Faez Isa and the Islamabad High Court regarding the sit-in.

The federal minister said Maulana Fazl was allowed to march but he should respect the court decisions too.

Shah said the prime minister decided...