PDM will hold rally in Multan at any cost: Fazlur Rehman

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Fazlur Rehman chairs key session over arrest of PDM workers

MULTAN (Dunya News) – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief and head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Sunday has said that rally in Multan will be held at any cost.

While addressing the media after chairing key session, the JUI-F chief alleged the incumbent government of committing state terrorism. PDM workers are being arrested in Multan to affect the rally, he added.

Fazlur Rehman said that people will arrive at the venue by crossing all the barriers placed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

Earlier, JUI-F chief had chaired a key meeting over arrest of workers ahead of Multan rally scheduled on November 30.

Ex-Prime Minister (PM) and leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Yousaf Raza Gillani, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) leader Maulana Anas Noorani, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member Rana Sanaullah and others participated in the session.

During the meeting, the members discussed startegy against detention of their workers.

The move came after local government arrested more than 40 activists over clash with police officers deployed at Multan’s Qilla Kohna Qasim Bagh.

The political workers carried out a rally from Gillani House and clashed with police at Chowk Ghanta Ghar.

The security personnel also arrested Yousaf Raza Gillani’s son Ali Qasim Gillani and PML-N leader Saad Khursheed Kanju. Workers of PDM were also apprehended from Vehari, Dunyapur and Jhang.

A case was also registered against over 300 unidentified people for vandalism.