Bilawal to meet ANP's Asfandyar to consider JUI-F's Azadi March
Last updated on: 06 October,2019 12:53 pm
The JUI-F chief has been persuading other political parties to join his anti-government protests.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Amidst escalating political efforts for giving tough time to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the opposition parties have increased their meetings in a bid to form a joint strategy and in the latest of such gatherings, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday will meet the President of the Awami National Party (ANP), Asfandyar Wali Khan.
Today’s meeting comes with a primary discussion on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur-Rehman’s proposed anti-government ‘Azadi March’ and a possible lockdown of the federal capital on October 27.
Besides, the sources familiar with the matter told the media that the two leaders of opposition parties will exchange their views on the current political scenario and economic state of the country.
Importantly, the meeting is also scheduled to examine Kashmir dispute with India, Afghan peace process and other regional issues.
On Thursday, JUI-F’s Rehman said during a press conference: "The current government is the result of a fake election and fake results […] all opposition parties had rejected the July 25, 2018 elections and had called for fresh elections.”
He mentioned that the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal had carried out 15 ‘million marches’ in the country to raise awareness among the people.
“As a result of this illegal government and its incompetency, the state’s economy has sunk [...] traders have shut down businesses as a consequence of heavy taxation.”
The JUI-F chief has been persuading other political parties to join his anti-government demonstration on Oct 27.