Imran Khan to lead protest in Islamabad today

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 03 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreeke-e-Insaf (PTI) will hold a protest demonstration in Islamabad today against the alleged regime change.

The protest demonstration will be held at Parade Ground for which the Islamabad administration has issued NOC to the PTI.

Exactly a month after abruptly ending the Azadi March with a six-day ‘ultimatum’ to the PML-N government for the announcement of early elections, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had announced he would lead the July 2 protest at Islamabad’s Parade Ground against the “imported government imposed on Pakistan through a US regime change conspiracy”.

A meeting of the party’s political committee, held with Imran Khan in the chair, examined the country’s overall political situation amid rising inflation and discussed a future course of action. PTI’s Central Secretary General Asad Umar, Pervez Khattak, Asad Qaiser and Aamir Mehmood Kiyani along with other central and regional leadership of the party attended the meeting.

They condemned lawlessness witnessed during the first phase of local government elections in Sindh and expressed deep concern over what they called the failure of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold fair, transparent and credible elections.

However, they expressed ‘happiness’ and ‘satisfaction’ over the decisive victory of PTI in PK-7 Swat, wherein PTI inflicted punching defeat on ANP candidate backed by 13 political parties.

According to a PTI statement, the leaders expressed their reservations over rising complaints of pre-poll rigging by the coalition government in 20 Punjab constituencies where by-elections will be held on July 17.

PTI workers told to make Parade Ground event ‘historic’

Calling enthusiasm among the people regarding the by-elections ‘a ray of hope, they said the government’s days were numbered.