Marchers to camp in Rawat till Imran's call.

RAWALPINDI -- The Rawalpindi administration has geared up security preparations to welcome the long march of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) which is likely to enter the city on Saturday following the call of party chairman Imran Khan, who has been recuperating in Lahore after a gun attack in Wazirabad left him injured earlier this month.

The marchers will remain camped at Rawat's T-Chowk until Mr Khan announces his plan whether the march will enter Pindi via G.T. Road or take the Expressway to enter the federal capital - its original destination.

In Pindi, the preparations to provide shelter and food to the marchers are in full swing and the local administration has installed 80 temporary toilets in the Allama Iqbal Park in Shamsabad while in Taxila, at least 200 bathrooms have been set up for the marchers.

Rawalpindi Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Chairman Asif Mehmood told Dawn that the participants will enter the garrison city after the announcement of the PTI chairman. He said that the participants will stay in Rewat on Saturday. However, after the call of the party chairman, they will reach Shamsabad or Faizabad via Murree Road; or, they will use the Islamabad Expressway to enter Islamabad.

The horticulture chairman said that the preparation had been finalised by the PHA and other departments for participants. He said that the party leaders had made arrangements for the food and other facilities of the marchers.

5,000 police for security

Meanwhile, in order to finalise security for the march, the PTI leadership held meetings with the Pindi administration wherein the city managers briefed the party leaders on 'foolproof security measures' taken by the administration.

In the same vein, at least 5,000 police officials will protect the long march and the...