Islamabad administration seeks 10-day extension of Rangers deployment ahead of PTI’s long march

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad administration on Saturday requested an extension of the deployment of Pakistan Rangers personnel in the federal capital from Oct 5 to Oct 15. The request came amid the PTI’s planned long march to the capital from Oct 4. Since the call was made, the administration has the been gearing up to stop the protestors from entering Islamabad, with hundreds of containers being placed. Additional personnel have also been deployed from Sindh and Punjab police. The letter, available with Dawn , from the office of the chief commissioner requested that the “provision of 3,000…