Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub Khan on Friday said that the former ruling party, under the umbrella of “grand opposition alliance”, would launch a protest movement against the alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections and “restoration of the Constitution and democracy” in the country from tomorrow (Saturday).
Earlier this month, the Imran Khan-founded party had announced launching a countrywide movement against alleged rigging in general elections after Eid-ul-Fitr from Balochistan. Addressing the media in Rawalpindi after meeting the PTI founder in Adiala jail, party leader Asad Qaiser said a first rally would be held in Pishin district as part of the protest movement.
The Khan-founded party believed that the incumbent rulers stole their mandate in the elections and the results were changed in Form 47s to benefit the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Ayub said that the protest movement would be initiated from Balochistan and later the scope of the protests would be expended countrywide.
A meeting of the opposition parties [scheduled today] would discuss inclusion of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman [in the grand opposition alliance].
Earlier this month, the PTI formed the opposition alliance as part of its efforts to give the incumbent government a tough time.
“We are the strongest opposition in history, we are not among those who backtrack.”
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