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title: "KP Police Warned Against Facilitating PTI's Islamabad March"
description: "Most outlets reported that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Inspector General of Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, directed police not to facilitate the PTI’s planned September 27 Islamabad march. While the core directive was consistently mentioned, some outlets, like Geo News and Dunya News, added context about the IHC’s involvement or potential disciplinary action, whereas others, like Minute Mirror and Daily Times, presented the warning more briefly without additional framing. All excerpts emphasized the prohibition on police assistance to the rally."
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# KP Police Warned Against Facilitating PTI's Islamabad March

pakistan · updated 20 Sep 2026, 4:53 AM PKT · 19–20 Sep 2026 · 8 articles from 6 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Inspector General of Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, directed police not to facilitate the PTI’s planned September 27 Islamabad march. While the core directive was consistently mentioned, some outlets, like Geo News and Dunya News, added context about the IHC’s involvement or potential disciplinary action, whereas others, like Minute Mirror and Daily Times, presented the warning more briefly without additional framing. All excerpts emphasized the prohibition on police assistance to the rally.

## Same story from 6 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [KP Police told to prevent use of official resources for Sept 27 march](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555567/kp-police-told-to-prevent-use-of-official-resources-for-sept-27-march/) · 20 Sep 2026, 4:53 AM PKT
  > The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have directed all police formations and senior officers to strictly implement court orders restricting the use of government resources and involvement of public officials in a planned September 27 march of a political party towards Islamabad. The directive was issued through a letter by the office of the Inspector General of […]
- **Minute Mirror** — [KP police told not to facilitate Islamabad-bound m...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/kp-police-told-not-to-facilitate-islamabad-bound-march-amid-ihc-directives-632517/) · 19 Sep 2026, 9:28 PM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The proposed Islamabad long march has entered a critical phase after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed
- **Dunya News** — [Top KP cop directs police not to facilitate PTI march](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/973698-top-kp-cop-directs-police-not-to-facilitate-pti-march) · 19 Sep 2026, 6:02 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KP IGP Zulfiqar Hameed orders police against facilitating PTI’s September 27 Islamabad march, citing IHC directives and warning of disciplinary action.
- **Abb Takk News** — [KP police told not to facilitate Islamabad-bound PTI rallies ahead of Sept 27 protest](https://abbtakk.tv/kp-police-told-not-to-facilitate-islamabad-bound-pti-rallies-ahead-of-sept-27-protest/) · 19 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed has instructed police officials across the province to refrain from facilitating any rally, procession or march travelling to Islamabad ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) September 27 protest. The directive follows the Islamabad High Court’s September 14 order requiring provincial governments to...
- **Geo News** — [PTI's Sept 27 protest: KP IG bars police from facilitating Islamabad-bound rallies](https://www.geo.tv/latest/682759-ptis-sept-27-protest-kp-ig-bars-police-officers-from-facilitating-islamabad-bound-rallies) · 19 Sep 2026, 3:42 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing
  > PTI supporters chant slogans during a protest in Karachi on February 17, 2024. — ReutersIGP Zulfiqar Hameed issues directive to relevant officers.IHC issued order related to PTI's September 27 protest.Govt machinery cannot facilitate protest activities: IHC order.PESHAWAR:...
- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [IG KP bars Police from Joining or Facilitating PTI Protest](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/19-Sep-2026/ig-kp-bars-police-from-joining-or-facilitating-pti-protest) · 19 Sep 2026, 3:36 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police set clear line ahead of PTI’s planned September 27 Islamabad long march, with the provincial police chief warning officers and personnel against participating in, facilitating or using government resources for the political activity. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IG Police instructed all police units, Regional Police Officers (RPOs) and District Police Officers (DPOs) […]

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa restricts use of state resources for PTI's Islamabad march](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9352-kp-bars-use-of-government-officials-resources-for-pti-s) · 18 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 80% related
- [IHC rules political parties and officials cannot block Islamabad roads](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8392-no-political-party-public-office-holder-has-authority) · 15 Sep 2026 · 11 outlets · 76% related
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- [IHC handles legal proceedings over PTI's planned Sept 27 march](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7141-ihc-to-hear-plea-against-pti-s-september-27-prot) · 13 Sep 2026 · 14 outlets · 6 developments · 74% related
- [Interior Minister Warns PTI Against Planned Islamabad March](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9712-any-attempt-to-disrupt-shutdown-islamabad-to-face-action) · 22 Sep 2026 · 14 outlets · 73% related

8 articles from 6 outlets, 19–20 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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