Rebuking the Punjab government for not “properly” handling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) public meetings, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed authorities concerned to take stern action against opposition leaders, including the lodging of first information reports (FIRs), if they hold a public meeting in Lahore on Dec 13 and violate coronavirus-related preventive guidelines.

Presiding over a federal cabinet meeting, the prime minister decided to give permission to the PDM to hold a public meeting in Lahore but was unhappy with the way the Punjab government had “handled” the opposition during preparations for the PDM rally in Multan on Nov 30.

A participant of the meeting told Dawn that the prime minister was of the view that the Punjab government had half-heartedly made attempts to stop people from attending the Multan rally though it did not give permission to the PDM leaders to hold the public meeting.

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