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\ Meanwhile, Islamabad High Court today ordered the Meanwhile, Islamabad High Court today ordered the\opposition and government to abstain from shutting down the\capital in the name of protest or maintaining law and order.\ The court heard petitions to outlaw a threat by Imran to\impose gridlock on Islamabad on November 2.\ Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said neither the oppositionor the government has any right under the law to shut down\the city. He directed the government and city administration\to ensure smooth running of daily business on November 2.\ Siddiqui ordered the city administration not to place any\containers or block roads during the protest by PTI, while\also restraining the opposition from imposing a lockdown.\ The judge also summoned Imran on October 31 to explain why\in his speeches he had threatened to shut down the capital.\ \\"We will not let rights of citizens be violated,\\" he said.\ He also asked the administration to inform PTI that it\should restrict protests at a designated place.\ The court observed that \\"judiciary is the third umpire\\"\and can decide on matters related to law and Constitution.\ The reference was made in the context of any possibility\of intervention by army as Imran had earlier said that only\Prime Minister Sharif will be responsible if democracy was\derailed and a \\"third power\\" stepped in due to protests.\ Addressing the media in Islamabad after the court order,\Imran had said that using force against peaceful protesters is\unconstitutional. He warned that the government\\’s attempt to\stop the rally will only result in spreading chaos.\ \\"No power or deception can stop us from holding a sit-in\in Islamabad,\\" he said adding he will challenge the High Court\decision in the Supreme Court. PTI SH ASK ZH AKJ\ABH\