Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers, on Saturday, barged into Lahore’s Greater Iqbal Park after breaking its lock to set up the stage for Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) Jalsa to be held tomorrow (December 13).

According to the details, the PML-N workers broke the lock of the gate and entered the park along with the equipment to install the stage for the public rally.

The move came a day after the government had decided against permitting opposition to hold a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan in wake of increasing coronavirus cases and security threats. The Lahore's deputy commissioner, on Friday, had turned down an application submitted by PML-N to hold the gathering on Minar-e-Pakistan's grounds.

In a letter to the PDM, the deputy commissioner said that the government has imposed a ban on public gatherings of more than 300 people due to rapidly spreading coronavirus. He said permission can not be granted to the PDM because the COVID-19 positivity rate in Lahore has already shot up to 7.8 percent.

Security Threat in Lahore:

Pakistan armed forces have recently issued a high alert citing that India is once again planning a false flag operation against Pakistan to divert international attention from the ongoing farmers protest, New Delhi’s atrocities in Indian Illegal Occupied Jammu, and Kashmir (IIOJK), and the Khalistan movement.