The united opposition in Pakistan has shaken Prime Minister Imran Khan’s chair through rallies. For this reason, the government administration’s action against opposition leaders has also intensified. The administration has filed a case against more than 3000 leaders and activists of the opposing party after the rally in Multan on Monday. These leaders are accused that they have protested in Punjab province in violation of Kovid-19 and public safety guidelines.
Case filed against three sons of former PM Gilani
The leaders against whom the case has been filed include senior Pakistan People’s Party leader and three sons of former Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. Firdaus Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab, said that a case has been registered against the organizers of PDM rally in Multan for violating the law in various ways. He said that PDM disregarded the court order and Kovid-19 standard operating procedure in Multan. We cannot let the opposition play with the lives of the people.
Anti-government rallies are being held from October 16
Since October, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a coalition of 11 opposition parties of Pakistan, has been rallying in different parts of the country. The first rally of this alliance took place in Gujranwala on 16 October, while the second rally was held in Karachi on 18 October. The third rally was held in Quetta on 25 October and the fourth rally in Peshawar on 22 November. On Monday, a fifth rally was held by opposition parties in the city of Multan in Punjab. The last rally will be held in Lahore on 13 December.
Opposition leaders thundered in Multan on Monday
The PDM, a coalition of eleven opposition parties, organized a rally at Ghantaghar Chowk in Multan on Monday evening. The main opposition parties, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), have called for a march in Islamabad next month to oust the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party government. is.
Politics was heated over the arrest of Nawaz’s son-in-law
The police arrested Capt (retired) Muhammad Safdar, husband of Imran Khan’s daughter Maryam Nawaz, on the night of the October 18 rally of Pakistan’s joint opposition in Karachi. However, the police also had to release him in a few hours. Because, there was no solid basis for the arrest. Political turmoil began in Pakistan only after Safdar’s arrest. It was later alleged that he was arrested at the behest of the Pakistani government.
Army left Imran Khan’s support
The Pakistani army has also refused to help Imran Khan in view of the increasing pressure on him. For this reason, on the instructions of Pakistan Army Chief, Chairman of China Pakistan Economic Corridor and former Lieutenant General Asim Salim Bajwa recently resigned on corruption charges. Now soon the Pakistani army is going to remove most of its generals from the government service.
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