Summary The Azadi march has entered its fifth day on Monday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – As the clock ticks down toward the ultimatum, PTI chief Imran Khan has said that the only way to oust the PML-N government was to launch civil disobedience movement.
This Parliament is redundant with a fake-mandated govt. R civil disobedience call is only way 4 bringing down govt.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 18, 2014
Khan confirmed that the future course of action will be made to public in evening.
2day I will give my further plan of action. Let govt know I controlled the massive crowds from going in2 red zone bec I did not want chaos.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 18, 2014
In his series of tweets, PTI chief also said that the civil disobedience doesn’t stop his Azadi March supporters from entering Red Zone but he didn’t want any clash with the police.
Civil Disobed does not stop us from going in2 red zone altho I know NS will flee to Raiwind but even then we will not allow his govt 2 work.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 18, 2014
2/3 The criminal Nawaz Sharif would have barricaded himself and the poor police would have become targets. I did not want that to happen.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 18, 2014
He also warned the government that he will not be able to keep his activists calm forever, pressing Nawaz Sharif to resign immediately.
But I cannot keep these workers calm forever so in the interest of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif shd resign immediately.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 18, 2014
Khan vowed that he will stand by his decision, saying that there was no way of turning back.
Like Tariq bin Ziyad We have burnt r boats & there is no turning back. Nothing short of fake- mandated PM s resignation will be acceptable.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 18, 2014
He also warned the police not to mess up with the supporters of Azadi March.
3/3 I believe in peaceful protest so I am warning the police not to stand in the way of r peaceful protestors.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 18, 2014
Earlier, Imran Khan called on thousands of anti-government protesters to stop paying taxes and practice civil disobedience until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down, raising fears of instability in the nuclear-armed U.S. ally.
Imran Khan, who heads Parliament s third largest bloc, made the announcement at a rally in the capital calling for Sharif to step down over alleged voting fraud in the May 2013 election, the first democratic transfer of power in a country with a long history of military dictatorships.
Khan also warned that his supporters would take over Parliament if Sharif does not resign within two days.
"We decide today that we will not pay taxes to his illegitimate government, we will not pay electricity bills, gas bills," Khan said to a charged crowd estimated at 10,000 to 15,000 people. "I urge all the traders to stop paying taxes."
