The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab chapter on Saturday cancelled all its rallies and public gatherings throughout the province, which were meant to show its political strength.
Following the announcement of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, PPP Punjab General Secretary Samiullah Khan said that as the PPP was in government and keeping in view the critical circumstances in the country, it was decided to defer all rallies and meetings. He said that in the larger public interest, the PPP would not hold any public meeting or rally on patterns of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) or the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). “We are in the government and the government doesn’t need to show its power or muscles to prove its strength”, he said.