KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have failed to resolve a schedule-clash over their planned rallies at the Hakeemullah Ground in Karachi on May 12.
Top PTI officials argue they will only relocate the venue for the rally if PPP does so as well.
“If PPP decides to hold their rally at a different venue then we will also change the location of our rally from Hakeemullah Ground,” PTI’s Firdous Shamim Naqvi said.
The latest announcement by PTI came after a meeting was held at Karachi Gymkhana after violent clashes between PTI and PPP workers over the venue dispute caused injuries to a number of people.
“We will not hold the rally at the ground for the peace and betterment of the city of Karachi,” said Naqvi.
But ”If PPP does not change the venue of their rally, then we will not either,” he added.
“Karachi is everyone’s and everyone has a right to hold their rally wherever they please,” said PPP leader Shehla Raza and questioned “Why should we relocate our rally, we have permission to hold it at Hakeemullah Ground on May 12.”
“We do not do politics of power and will not allow law and order of Karachi to be disrupted.”
Two cars were set alight and others vandalised as party workers clashed on Monday night over the issue.
