Swabi / Lahore / Multan:
Under the shadow of article 144 and in the midst of the negotiations at the highest point with the government on the purne grievances, Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) went on Saturday in the streets of the country, observing a “ dark day ”, who, according to him, stole his mandate for him.
The events took place despite a tight police handle, multiple arrests and restrictions on article 144 prohibiting public rallies. Several leaders and workers of the PTI, including Meher Bano, daughter of the senior PTI official and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, have been placed in police custody.
The organizations responsible for the application of laws have endeavored by the workers of the PTI trying to rally in defiance of article 144, which had been imposed by the Punjab government led by PML-N.
However, despite the roadblocks and restricted access to the city, PTI managed to organize small demonstrations but persistent throughout the province, with legislators, ticket holders and activists leading.
The chief of the central punjab of the PTI Hammad Azhar, Mehar Sharafat and the engineer Muzamil Salahuddin led demonstrations in Lahore.
Similar demonstrations we reported in Several Cities Across Punjab, Including Okara, Dipalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur, Haroonabad, Jafarabad, Shakargarh, Chichawatni, Faith Ghazi Khan, Multan, Azad Kashmir, Ikhupura and rajanpur .
PTI parliamentarians and workers participated in these rallies, faced with a significant police presence.
In Multan, the authorities have deployed heavy police contingents in key places, including Chungi No 9, Ghunghat Chowk, Nawan Shahr Chowk and Chowk Kacheri, where PTI supporters gathered.
Meher Bano and Zahid Bahar Hashmi led one of the demonstrations before being owned with several other activists. Police quickly dispersed the crowd, transporting prisoners to police stations in prisoners vans.
Despite strong arms tactics, PTI has doubled its commitment to peaceful demonstrations. The party promised to avoid confrontation on February 8, instead of planning a major rally in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and urging participation to the national scale.
Marking the first anniversary of the general elections, the party said it abstained from any confrontation or trouble. Instead, he announced a major rally in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, urging supporters of the country to participate.
PTI had initially requested authorization to hold a high-level rally in Minar-E-Pakistan in Lahore, but deputy commissioner Syed Musa Raza rejected the request, citing security problems due to several simultaneous events, including a conference International speakers, a cricket match and a spectacle of horse and livestock – all requiring increased security.
PTI secretary general, Salman Akram Raja, reiterated the party’s position, stressing that the demonstrations would be limited to the levels of Tehsil and the Union Council, while the main event would take place in Swabi.
He reassured that the party did not intend to encourage troubles.
Swabi Rally
Meanwhile, the leaders of the PTI and the eminent regional personalities delivered fiery speeches during a massive Swabi rally, condemning generalized electoral fraud, institutional negligence and unconstitutional governance.
They promised to recover the stolen mandate and fight for the rights of the people, warning that the nation would no longer tolerate injustice.
Addressing the rally, Junaid Akbar, newly hit provincial president of PTI, said that institutions were to remain within their limits.
“Today’s rally is a message for those who say that the PTI is tired. Institutions only become strong when people stand with them; we respect the institutions.” However, Junaid regretted the widening gap between institutions and the public.
Later in the Eventing at the Swabi Interchange – Marking the First Anniversary of the February 8, 2024, General Elections, Now Remembured As “Black Day” by the Party – Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur Said That Under Imran Khan’s Leadership, The The fight for the supremacy of law and constitutional governance would continue tirelessly.
“Under the management of Imran Khan, we will move forward to establish the supremacy of the law and the rule of the Constitution, and anyone who is addressed on this path, we fight them and die, if necessary”, a- he promised.
“We demand our rights to the mandate that has been removed from us,” he said and urged that institutions should serve as a voice of the people rather than the leaders of mandate.
“If you are not ready for dialogue, don’t forget that we also know how to answer.”
“I send a message to the chief of the army: we must be united against terrorism and abandon the company of thieves”.
He castigated the federal government for having triggered conflicts between the institutions and affirmed that his province, which suffered deeply from terrorism, demanded the protection of the constitution and unity in the fight against terrorism.
He said that the green part of the PTI flag symbolized peace, which had guided the party’s approach so far.
“With the color of peace, we also have the color of blood, the color of the revolution,” he said.
“If we attract this side [of the flag]So you won’t be able to bear it, “warned Gandapur.
While bringing together PTI workers, CM Gandapur then started to sing: “‘Khoon Ka Badla Khoon’ (blood for blood).”
Meanwhile, the president of the PTI, the lawyer Gohar, underlined the need for a political solution to the problems of the country. He recalled that Imran Khan had called for negotiations – and that the PTI had set up various committees in this regard – to be welcomed by the government.
“Imran Khan will call again,” he said, urging maximum mobilization among workers.
Gohar warned that without Imran, the party could not work, and he swore that the dark chapter of the stolen mandate of the previous elections would never be forgotten.
During the rally, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the president of the opposition alliance, called for unity among the people, warning that if real solidarity was reached, the federal government would last more than three months.
Achakzai hid the current regime as being formed by “looters and thieves”.
PTI information secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram alleged that the government “mandate had been stolen” by the government to pass the 26th amendment.
“”[It was done] Thus, the judges could be exploited. They could therefore appoint judges by themselves and make the decisions they wish, “he said, citing the founder of the Imran Khan party.
