LAHORE: The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has announced to stage a sit-in on The Mall, Lahore on August 16 over the Model Town firing incident that left 14 people dead.
This was announced by the party leadership after a meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq on Monday.
According to the PAT spokesperson, leaders from the opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), Sunni Ittehad Council and Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen, will also be a part of the sit-in.
The protest against the Punjab government will be led by PAT Chairman Tahirul Qadri.
The PAT spokesperson assured that the sit-in will be staged whether the district administration gives permission or not.
Lahore Deputy Commissioner Sumair Ahmed has refused to give permission to the party citing orders of the Lahore High Court (LHC)—the court has earlier banned holding of protest rallies, processions and gatherings at The Mall, Lahore.
