Intelligence agencies challenged the tall claims of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leadership of staging a successful rally, saying the turnout was far less against than expected.
The agencies put the number of people at the rally between 25,000 and 30,000, compared to PML-N’s claims of managing a gathering of 100,000 people.
Per details, intelligence agencies reported to the federal government that there were about 25,000 to 30,000 people present at the rally on Friday. Sources said the PML-N used government machinery to the maximum in order to make the rally successful, as all district coordination officers had been told to bring people to the event. They said that contrary to expectations, all DCOs failed to deliver, producing only 50 percent of expected turnout. The sources said most of the people who attended the rally belonged to districts other than Lahore and were brought there by their respective MNAs and MPAs. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) reported that around 30,000 to 50,000 people attended the rally, adding that the PML-N leadership wrapped up the rally much earlier than expected.
Around 30,000 attend PML-N Lahore rally
