Islamabad (Asim Javed) The three-member larger bench of the Islamabad High Court has issued instructions to all provincial governments not to use government machinery and resources for protests, rallies or long marches towards Islamabad. During the hearing, the court summoned IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfikar Hameed to the rostrum and directed him to read the affidavit submitted regarding the protest. The Chief Justice inquired that if any illegal or unconstitutional assembly takes place, will it be stopped? The IG assured the court that any illegal move or advance would be stopped at all costs. The court stated that no person, political party, political leader or public office holder has the authority to block roads, businesses and occupy toll plazas or buildings, thereby affecting the movement of the common man, or denying access to schools and hospitals. The court directed that all provincial chief secretaries and chief ministers should ensure that government machinery, government vehicles, government funds or government officers are not used in protest, no government employee should be forced to participate in a march, procession or rally, no government officer should execute an order forcing a protest or rally, if an officer is forced to inform the provincial chief secretary, in such a case the chief commissioner or IG in Islamabad should be informed, the chief secretaries of the provinces, the chief Commissioner Islamabad and Inspector Generals should set up a helpline immediately. Officers should not allow their subordinates to participate in protests or marches towards Islamabad. Islamabad administration and the Ministry of Interior should ensure the protection of the constitutional rights of the citizens.