ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan Awami Tehreek's (PAT) ongoing anti-government sit-ins entered its 50th day on Thursday, the party's chief Dr Tahirul Qadri announced rallies in Faisalabad on October 18 and in Lahore on October 19 respectively.

Addressing participants of the sit-in, the firebrand cleric declared that the Lahore rally would be remembered as 'historic'.

"Our rally in Lahore will make Minar-i-Pakistan seem small in comparison," Qadri said.

The PAT chief directed his party workers to start preparing for the upcoming rallies, adding that PAT supporters will not return until the revolution comes.

Earlier, Qadri had hinted at following the footprints of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan.

“I congratulate Imran Khan for the successful gathering in Lahore,” he had said.

The PAT chief said that like Khan, he would also seek to spread his movement to other parts of the country.

“The movement will not stop at all," he had said.

The PTI and PAT have been protesting against alleged rigging in the 2013 elections and have demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif whose government they call the outcome of a rigged election.