Police on Sunday sabotaged the gathering of former president Pervez Musharraf’s party in Hyderabad. Police damaged the stage and overturned hundreds of chairs placed by the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) to hold a mass gathering at Hala Naka, Hyderabad. The police officials said that the meeting was being held without any approval by the government authorities. APML Karachi Chapter President Kanwar Dilshad claimed that they had got the permission but it was cancelled by Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah few hours prior to the start of the gathering. Meanwhile, Musharraf reiterated to return home on March 23. In a telephonic address from London via video link, he condemned the police attempts to sabotage his public rally in Hyderabad. He warned that such police action would not be taken again. Opening his speech in Sindhi, the former military ruler hoped that people of Sindh would support his party in the next general elections. He said that several steps had been made during his term for the prosperity of Sindh. Musharraf said that thousands of police personnel were stationed in Faisalabad for making Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif’s rally a successful event, which he said was a negation of democracy. The APML announced that they would hold rallies to protest against the police intervention.
