Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:21:47 +0500 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:21:47 +0500 60 Red Zone extension to invite political confrontation: Rashid https://english.aaj.tv/news/30302844/red-zone-extension-to-invite-political-confrontation-rashid <p><strong>The government’s decision to expand the areas of Islamabad’s Red Zone into the Zero Point will lead to political confrontation, former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad warned on Sunday.</strong></p> <p>Rashid, who is famous for his political prophecies, said that such a decision also negates the Supreme Court order.</p> <p>“The institutions have also said that there is no restriction on holding a peaceful march. On Friday, November 4, we will accord a historic welcome to the long march from Rawat to Islamabad,” the former interior minister said in a series of tweets on Sunday.</p> <p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/ShkhRasheed/status/1586590893397663744"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>https://twitter.com/ShkhRasheed/status/1586590893397663744</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>“The government is running away from elections. The offer of negotiations is just a bluff. Those who originally hold power should conduct elections for the betterment of the country,” he said and added that confronting the will of the people means the destruction of the economy and default.</p> <p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/ShkhRasheed/status/1586590897629700097"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure></p> <p>Rashid alleged that the Federal Investigation Agency was putting pressure on the Punjab police to arrest him. “There will be a hearing on my petition for my pre-arrest bail in the Lahore High Court on Oct 31 [tomorrow],” he added.</p> The government’s decision to expand the areas of Islamabad’s Red Zone into the Zero Point will lead to political confrontation, former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad warned on Sunday.

Rashid, who is famous for his political prophecies, said that such a decision also negates the Supreme Court order.

“The institutions have also said that there is no restriction on holding a peaceful march. On Friday, November 4, we will accord a historic welcome to the long march from Rawat to Islamabad,” the former interior minister said in a series of tweets on Sunday.

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“The government is running away from elections. The offer of negotiations is just a bluff. Those who originally hold power should conduct elections for the betterment of the country,” he said and added that confronting the will of the people means the destruction of the economy and default.

Rashid alleged that the Federal Investigation Agency was putting pressure on the Punjab police to arrest him. “There will be a hearing on my petition for my pre-arrest bail in the Lahore High Court on Oct 31 [tomorrow],” he added.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30302844 Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:49:15 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Sheikh Rashid says that FIA was putting pressure on Punjab police to arrest him. File photo