Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chairman and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Moulana Fazlur Rehman has announced that the ruling coalition will stage a sit in and outside Supreme Court and protest after the apex court ordered to release Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf former (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The decision was reached in a meeting convened by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), to discuss the situation following the release of Imran Khan.
The was attended by several political leaders including former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal, PPP chief Aftab Sherpao and BNP Mengal chief Akhtar Mengal, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hyderi of JUIF, Akram Durrani. PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif also participated in the meeting through video link.
The meeting considered the practicalities of protesting against the Supreme Court’s decision, while the JUI-F chief informed about the decisions and recommendations of his party.
Sources privy to the development said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has directed top party leadership to hold rallies across the country against recent decision announced by the judiciary.
In this regard, Maryam Nawaz has been given task for rallies in Lahore, while the PML-N supremo directed the party leadership to choose place for massive power show.
He directed the PML-N leadership to hold massive rallies in Lahore, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Gujranwala and Kasur.
Power shows will also be held in Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi, KP, Quetta and Karachi.
Fazlur Rahman spoke to the media after the meeting and accused the court of protecting criminals. He stated that Imran Khan was arrested in an embezzlement case. The court claimed that Imran was not arrested in any case, which Fazlur Rehman vehemently disagreed with.
