Islamabad: The 11-party anti-government bloc ‘Pakistan Democratic Movement’ (PDM) today put up an impressive show of power in its third public meeting in Quetta after Gujranwala and Karachi and drew quite a large number of protesters, mostly workers of the Balochistan’s nationalist and Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
PDM’s President and JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Vice President of the PML-N and daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz are among the leading speakers who criticized Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government for failing on its promises with the masses.
‘Nawaz popularity on the rise’
Earlier, on her arrival at the Quetta airport, while talking to media persons, Maryam Nawaz said the PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s popularity was on the rise as is seen by the overwhelming public reaction to his speeches via video link.
“The reality is that despite silencing him on mainstream media, Nawaz Sharif has become the sole voice that is echoing in Pakistan.
He is the only political personality, who despite not being in this country, being sick and in London, is shining on the land and sky of the country. There is only one face that the public can see, in which they are trying to find the solution for their problems and considering their messiah after Allah,” she said.
JUI-F leader Fazlur Rehman also had a brief interaction with the media upon his arrival in Quetta before the rally.
“From the Quetta rally, we shall send a clear and unified message to the incompetent selected government of Imran Khan that people are no longer ready to accept him as prime minister,” said Maulana adding Imran Khan’s government has failed miserably in every field of life.
He said Balochistan’s message to Khan is clear “You are inefficient, you are unsuccessful. The message to the forces standing behind you is that under no circumstances can anyone be above the Constitution and the law,” he said
Bilawal Bhutto to address via video link
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari who is currently in Gilgit-Baltistan for an election campaign is scheduled to address the PDM rally via video link.
According to the party’s spokesperson, Bhutto will address the rally via video link as the latter is busy in the GB election campaign and it was not possible for him to reach Quetta for tomorrow’s power show.
Meanwhile, ahead of the rally, Balochistan government has taken a number of strict measures ensuring fool proof security in and around the PDM’s public meeting venue, Ayub Stadium.
The Balochistan government has deployed more than 4,000 security officials from police, Frontier Corps (FC) and other forces for the rally of the opposition alliance. Balochistan government’s spokesperson Liaquat Ali Shahwani said that cell phone services have been suspended due to “security concerns.” He urged PDM leaders to direct their party workers to cooperate and not politicize the move.
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