Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan to hold mega protest on October 28

The former Prime Minister will seek the dissolution of national assembly and the announcement of snap polls

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced to launch his much-trumpeted long march on October 28 to force the government to agree on the dissolution of the National Assembly and announce snap polls.

Mr. Khan, 70, was disqualified last week by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for failing to inform it about the money he received after selling the state gifts, also known as the Toshakhana case.

However, the Islamabad High Court observed on Monday that Mr. Khan was not barred from contesting elections in the future as it heard the disqualification case of the former Prime Minister by the country’s top election body.

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Lahore, the place he chose to launch the protest towards capital Islamabad, Mr. Khan said that the protest will begin from the Liberty Chowk on October 28 and he will himself lead it.

“We will gather at 11 and then we will start marching to Islamabad,” he said.

Mr. Khan said the march was actually the country’s actual fight for “real freedom” and his protestors would achieve their objective through peaceful means.

“We are not going to Islamabad for any violence; we will not break any law; we will not enter the (high security) Red Zone; and we will hold protest in the capital at a place which has been designated by the Supreme Court,” he said, reiterating that the marchers would remain peaceful.