ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The federal cabinet has summoned a special meeting on Thursday to respond to those involved in May 9 violence.
Sources said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would share a special message at the federal cabinet forum on the first anniversay of May 9 riots.
The meeting of the federal cabinet will be held in Parliament House.
Sources further said solidarity with the martyrs would be expressed in the cabinet meeting and May 9 would be declared a black day.
The federal cabinet will emphasise on the supremacy of parliament and promotion of democratic norms on May 9 and condemn the violence.
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The decision was taken following the press conference of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj-Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry on Tuesday in which he said the perpetrators and facilitators of May 9 violence would have to face punishment in line with law and Constitution.
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