Asad Umar promised the protesters that neither PTI chief Imran Khan nor “anyone else from the captain’s team” would stop before achieving success in the ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ campaign.

“We will not stop or bow down. We are standing resolutely until we win,” he said, urging the marchers to commit to “coming out on Imran’s call for Islamabad”.

He concluded his speech, saying he would next meet the protesters alongside Imran in Islamabad.

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