PML-N wants JUI-F's long march deferred till November 'for better mobilisation'
The PML-N on Monday formed a committee to hold consultations with the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and other opposition parties before committing to a final date for their anti-government protest.
The committee's formation was announced by senior PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, who was speaking to reporters after a meeting of the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) chaired by its president, Shahbaz Sharif, in Lahore.
He said the PML-N will cooperate with every movement that is aimed at bringing down the PTI government, including the JUI-F's proposed long march scheduled for October.
However, Iqbal said a majority of the participants of the meeting had agreed that the protest should be deferred until November because the PML-N needed to "fully mobilise" its ranks for any anti-government movement. In this regard, the party has formed divisional committees to speed up mobilisation efforts.
He said the party will recommend to the JUI-F to immediately call an 'all-parties conference' of the opposition to take other parties on board to make the protest a success.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman had last month announced that his party planned a "decisive" long march aimed at ousting the present government in October.
He had warned the government against making any effort to disrupt the planned march and expressed hope that people "from all walks of life and from all over the country" will reach Islamabad to participate in what he called an "Azadi March" to free the country of the present "incompetent and illegitimate government".
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Waiting until next deferral. They know no one will march with them.
So sheikh rasheed was right all this time..
PML (N) & PPP is adopting cautious approach. They are waiting for the sailing of boat. If million March sailing take place smoothly, both the parties will jump in to be on board. In case of turbalance , there strategy will be different. No body want to board sinking boat.
The timing will never be right because no matter how sick people with IK the one thing that cures that sickness is the thought of Sharifs or Zardaris back in power.
It's predicted, only for face saving, March on what, we don't see any problem, except Maulana because he is NOT part of his life's first Government, nothing else.
PML-N and PPP are finalizing NROs with their creators. Hence they want to use Maulana's strike as a bargaining chip. Yes, IK is not part of this NRO as this is something out of his hands.
People close to PML-N leadership are not clean either. Together, their convicted corrupt leader and his close fellows have LOOTED our Tax payers money and INCOMING foreign aid. We the public request that All PML politicians be investigated for their assets. Sincerely
They know after Imrans UN trip even the PMLns die hard supporters are with Imran khan now.
It was expected!
These criminal gangs should be banned
frustration going on
I support this long march as long as it continues to Karachi then Clifton and straight out to the sea. People like Fazal while on the Kashmir group did nothing but enjoy free privilege while other suffered.
Just do it and get it over with. Your days are over. Pakistan is finally coming free from your corrupt grip on power that has brought poverty and misery for decades to Pakistan.
Basically there is not enough public support.
It will happen someday.
not ready are we?
They know it is going to be a failure that's why it is deferred. What to speak of a million, maybe a couple of thousand paid workers will join at most.
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Waiting until next deferral. They know no one will march with them.
So sheikh rasheed was right all this time..
PML (N) & PPP is adopting cautious approach. They are waiting for the sailing of boat. If million March sailing take place smoothly, both the parties will jump in to be on board. In case of turbalance , there strategy will be different. No body want to board sinking boat.
The timing will never be right because no matter how sick people with IK the one thing that cures that sickness is the thought of Sharifs or Zardaris back in power.
It's predicted, only for face saving, March on what, we don't see any problem, except Maulana because he is NOT part of his life's first Government, nothing else.
PML-N and PPP are finalizing NROs with their creators. Hence they want to use Maulana's strike as a bargaining chip. Yes, IK is not part of this NRO as this is something out of his hands.
People close to PML-N leadership are not clean either. Together, their convicted corrupt leader and his close fellows have LOOTED our Tax payers money and INCOMING foreign aid. We the public request that All PML politicians be investigated for their assets. Sincerely
They know after Imrans UN trip even the PMLns die hard supporters are with Imran khan now.
It was expected!
These criminal gangs should be banned
frustration going on
I support this long march as long as it continues to Karachi then Clifton and straight out to the sea. People like Fazal while on the Kashmir group did nothing but enjoy free privilege while other suffered.
Just do it and get it over with. Your days are over. Pakistan is finally coming free from your corrupt grip on power that has brought poverty and misery for decades to Pakistan.
Basically there is not enough public support.
It will happen someday.
not ready are we?
They know it is going to be a failure that's why it is deferred. What to speak of a million, maybe a couple of thousand paid workers will join at most.