Convoys of PDM workers depart for Islamabad to stage sit-in outside SC,
Islamabad_Mudasser Chuhdary)_The ruling alliance – Pakistan Democratic Movement – is all set to take out a big protest rally outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan tomorrow and has also announced to stage a sit-in that will continue till the resignation of Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial,
More than 100,000 supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam will take part in the PDM rally against the superior judiciary for what they called granting bail to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan beyond the constitution and the law of the country.
PDM and JUI Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman lamented the judicial decisions in favour of Imran, accusing the judiciary of protecting a ‘criminal’ instead of bringing him to the justice.
JUI-F workers depart from Sindh, Balochistan
According to sources, the JUI workers from Quetta and Karachi will reach Islamabad today and some convoys were already on the road.
Whereas, the JUI supports from the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar, and from Punjab will march to the federal capital tomorrow.
All the caravans from the KP will enter Islamabad from Hakla. The Peshawar rally will be led by Maulana Ataur Rehman.
As many as 5,000 volunteers of Insar-ul-Islam will perform security duty.
The caravan from the KP south districts will be led by Akram Khan Durrani. The Sindh caravan will be taken out under the leadership of Rashid Mehmood Soomro.
Balochistan rally will be headed by Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and Maulana Abdul Wasay. While the Punjab rally command will be given to Dr Atiqur Rehman.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has also decided to fully participate in the protest demonstration outside the Supreme Court as announced by the PDM. PML-N Senior Vice-President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz on Saturday called an emergency consultative meeting of the party in this regard.
The meeting decided to take part in the PDM protest rally. Sources said the PML-N leaders have been tasked to bring maximum supporters for the protest in Islamabad. Lawmakers have been asked to lead a 50-vehicle convoy from their respective constituencies.
The main PML-N caravan will set off for Islamabad on Monday and will be led by Maryam Nawaz. Speaking to the media at the Karachi toll plaza before departing, Allama Soomro claimed 100,000 will participate in the sit-in from Sindh. He said they were going to Islamabad on the orders of Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
Soomro said they wanted rule of law to prevail, adding the one who caused the economy to tank was free. He further claimed they will the most peaceful protest in the history of Pakistan, adding all properties and the Supreme Court premises will remain safe. The JUI-F leader said other parties will also reach Islamabad in their own way, adding the army and Rangers all belong to everyone, and they cannot harm anyone.
Meanwhile, convoys have also left from Quetta and Kohlu, while those from Barkhan and Musakhel have reached Rukni from where all of them will leave for Islamabad together on the call of JUI-F central chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
Moreover, the volunteers of Ansarul Islam, the security force of the party, has reportedly reached outside the Supreme Court to ensure security arrangements for the protest sit-in.
On the reports of the volunteers’ entry into the Red Zone, the Secretariat police also reached the spot. The police force sought information from the volunteers.
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