Security ramped up in Islamabad for 'Azadi March' today.

ISLAMABAD -- The law-enforcement agencies and the district administration are fully prepared to maintain law and order during the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Azadi March reaching the capital city today.

Police are at standby to cope with any untoward situation. The city has been divided into different zones so as to ensure that everything goes as per plan. According to the sources, the section of the march coming from the G.T. Road will enter the capital from Rawat and use the Expressway, I. J. Principal Road and 9th Avenue to get to the venue. The section coming from the motorway will use Kashmir Highway, and these roads will be closed when the rally comes closer. The Red Zone has been partially sealed and entry into this area has been restricted until the march concludes.

The participants of the march coming from Punjab will be diverted to the Islamabad Expressway from T-Chowk, Rawat to Faizabad. From there, they will head towards Peshawar Morr. The rallies from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be diverted to Kashmir Highway, while rallies from Murree and Azad Kashmir will reach Faizabad and then take 9th Avenue to the venue.

IG Islamabad Muhammad Amir Zulfiqar Khan visited the Azadi March venue and reviewed security arrangements there. The officials of district administration and other police officers were also present on the occasion. The IG also met with the organisers of the JUI-F Azadi...