ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Friday said that he believed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif won’t take part in the ‘Azadi March’.
He said this while addressing a joint press conference alongside Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda. He congratulated Vawda on his success against Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif at the polls as the Karachi Election Tribunal rejected the PML-N President’s petition against Vawda’s victory in NA-249 Karachi elections.
The Railways Minister further said that all opposition-led agitations would end if Prime Minister Imran Khan granted an NRO like clemency to major opposition leaders.
He cautioned the JUI-F against launching the so-called Azadi March because of the ongoing dengue outbreak in the twin cities.
The day of Azadi March (October 27) will pass peacefully, Sheikh Rasheed hoped.
Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman has announced to hold ‘Azadi March’ in Islamabad from October 27, on Thursday.
JUI-F chief while addressing a press conference in Islamabad announced that his party will begin its anti-government ‘Azadi March’ from October 27 and will also observe the day as a black day in solidarity with the people of Occupied Kashmiris.
“Around 1.5 million people will participate in the Azadi March,” claimed Fazal-ur-Rehman, adding that there will be no change in the scheduled date.
“The country is facing economic crisis due to the faulty policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government,” the JUI-F chief added
Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman further said that JUI-F has invited all opposition parties to participate in the Azadi March. He assured that Azadi March will be peaceful as his party doesn’t want confrontation with state institutions.
