Imran Khan announced a countrywide civil disobedience movement against the government on Saturday, giving a 48-hour deadline for his demands to be met. He called his supporters to stop paying utility bills and taxes, as the final outcome of his Azadi march-turned-dharna is becoming increasingly uncertain.

Meanwhile, over at Khayaban-i-Suharwardy, the much hyped Inqilab of Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri seemed to have run out of steam, having already issued his own ultimatum to the government on Saturday night.

In an effort to reenergise his supporters, Dr Qadri presented a formula that he promised would fetch the country over Rs4 trillion, which could be spent on the betterment of the common man.