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All Parties Conference to be held on June 26: JUI-F spokesperson
The much-anticipated All Parties Conference (APC) of the opposition parties shall be held on June 26, said a statement issued on late Saturday night by the spokesperson of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party.
The gathering of opposition parties, which shall convene at 11am, will finalise a joint strategy against the government, according to the statement.
Senior party members of the PPP, PML-N, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and Awami National Party (ANP) are expected to attend the conference which shall be hosted by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
The meeting shall be chaired by the JUI-F chief during which important decisions regarding the joint strategy shall be made, including a possible "lockdown" against the government, said the statement.
Among other items on the agenda will be a change in the Senate leadership and the passing of the recently presented budget for 2019-20.
Furthermore, it will be debated upon whether the opposition will accept the Commission of Inquiry formed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, for which the terms of reference were announced on Friday.
According to the statement, the venue for the conference is yet to be decided. However, Maulana Fazlur Rehman expressed the confidence that it will be finalised tomorrow (Sunday).
Post-Eidul Fitr APC
In May, during Ramazan, leaders of the opposition parties had announced their plans to "launch protests inside and outside the parliament after Eidul Fitr" and hold an APC to "chalk out a joint strategy on how to tackle the problems facing Pakistan".
The announcement was made following an iftar dinner hosted by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari which was attended by a delegation of arch rivals-turned-allies PML-N and other major opposition parties.
The JUI-F chief had at the time said that "Pakistan is emerging as a weak country in the world due to some incapable people ascending to power."
Rehman said that "during the APC a joint strategy for all opposition parties will be identified so as to stabilise this sinking ship".
PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had said that "there is an agreement among opposition parties that the government has failed to run this country."
Meanwhile, National Party chief Mir Hasil Bizenjo had said the APC "will give birth to a new and historic opposition alliance." He further said that "the opposition can overturn the incumbent government tomorrow if it wants but that's not the only issue as there are now a plethora of other problems facing the country."
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This Mulana fazal, the same man who sat on the Kashmir comity and did nothing for years except get rich.
FAILED GOVERNMENT MUST GO
Your problem is not Pakistan problems rather your problem is daddy saving problem. You are the reasons behind the problems being faced by Pakistan and these tactics will further increase the problems of Pakistan.
@Concerned , This is not a failed government, and it's not going anywhere. Pakistan is going in the right direction now.
Time to stand up against this selected set up.The survival of common man has become difficult in just under a year .
Diesel the irrelevant trying hard to make more money and sell himself. Can someone put him in jail as well.
Diesel will do anything for money.
What else can they do to look busy, stay alive, prove their existance in the political arena, awaken their sleeping supporters, thumb their presence, get counted, bring the defeated politicians under one umbrella and remain in the media limelight?
Waste of their time and resources of the nation just for show off. They call themselves all parties when they are the ones rejected by the people of Pakistan in the elections.
You all and your politics may rest in peace.....we do not want to see your faces again.
Once again, all corrupt politicians are getting together to safeguard their looted money and properties. This is their main aim, they don't care about people and their issues, they are only concerned about themselves.
All Parties will meet now on 26th June to consider why people do not like them any more.
Great news. This government needs a strong opposition.
Common people want to see this government go!
PLEASE BRING IT ON. Because I cant wait to see what kind of widespread public mobilization a super rich but failed opportunist politician, and two super rich party heads, whose families and associates were allegedly involved in looting the country, can garner.
Waiting for Fazl and Company to explain where the money to save Pakistan will come from!
you all are done. Leave the country alone.
@Concerned , Your 'concerned' should be corruption and corrupt politicians who have led the country to the brink of economic bankruptcy. You get failed when you dont have much cash in your kitty to run the affairs of the state.
@Concerned , the 30 year failed government must go not the new one who have nations well being as interest.
@Concerned , this government failed within 6 months and last 10 years Pakistan was progressing and all Pakistanis were getting Jobs right?
Ruining plan of Pakistan economy.
All of the opposition parties are thieves. The more they get together in anti-government meetings the more they expose their inability to do anything positive or constructive for the nation or the country.
Throw these rotten eggs away, where there they belong.
@Concerned , might be a failed government but still better than the previous lot many times over.
Let's hope for the best.
Look at Fazl ur Rehman, sitting under Benazir Bhutto's photograph! How things change and how people show their hypocrisy for power?
A democratic system may work better if budget was to be discussed in the national assembly & agreement to modify it was reached. Yes, one should be open to ideas for changes in the budget if it benefit of the people & it is realistic in prevailing circumstances.
A lock down of the government should be countered by military intervention.
FazlurRahman is the man who should be in jail by now. He is the most cunning man in the world and only Imran Khan can handle this man.
Strong opposition is needed for this poor performing government. All the best to the opposition parties!
Good job APC
This opposition is no more than 'abu bachao', 'corruption bachao'. Just like Maryam said that she will do anything for Nawaz Sharif, Balawal will do anything Asif Zardari. Nothing for the country. And Fazal Rehman never did anything positive for the country except making himself rich.
I don't get it the country who is running on loans still can afford politicians like these. Just reject them once for all and move on.
What happened to the long march after Eid? Bunch of losers and a spent force although still has potential to be dangerous.
Birds of a feather flock together. Opposition's drama won't work this time as whole nation wants them to be accountable for what they did to this country.
All Parties Except PTI Conference.
Maulana crying since loosing election. Someone needs to console him
Its not democracy ,they want the old system intact to continue looting of Pakistan. IK is an out sider.
Run Fazlu, run,!!!
@Conce this govt is not going anywhere,keep on wishing.
Why any major opposition party, PMLn or PPP is not going to chair this APC. What public mandate does Fazl u Rehman has for such conference.
@Concerned , Previous governments PPP and PMLN ,exported the money from the country, and this government is against corruption, this is the difference
to protest what
Opposition is all talk, they dont have the numbers or the money to gather people and do anything.
All one sees is a band of crooks bent on damaging what little goodwill may be left among good people of this once upon a time peaceful, progressive and hopeful country. Their loot, plunder and intrigues have already done severe and irreversible damage and yet they are determined to do even more damage. For what? For a few $s more?
Fazal ur Rehman is just upset this time around he has to sit outside and wait.
@concerned too, And opposition also don't have following...
@Concerned , Failed governments have already been defeated and gone, in case to need to be updated on country's political affairs.
@Concerned , The Fazal ur Rehman was fore front to remove Nawaz Sharif in 1999. So he don't have any business except being part of government or arranging to remove it..
@Shahidam, And what good will Imrna Khan have, double the borrowing from state bank, double the government jobs which eventually double the burden on tax payers just to please his party workers, took 10 billion dollar loan in 10 months, manufacturing and agriculture is in minus now, dollar and gold is all sky high, interest rate at its peak, get grip friend or else all will lost.
Don't waste nations time. Go get a proper job.
Congrats Maulana .....you had it and will really have it .....
Who will be forefront, Maulana or Bilawal or Maryum?
Why these idiots plant a tree or get a job. Stop fooling people.