Imran Khan's party announces nationwide protests on March 10 against 'stealing' of mandate
The Hindu
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party announces nationwide protests against election rigging, vows to unite political forces.
Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on March 5 announced that it will launch nationwide protests on March 10 against the "stealing" of the mandate, nearly a month after an inconclusive general election marred by allegations of vote rigging.
"We will unite all political forces and will launch a movement within the law and Constitution," said former National Assembly speaker and senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser while speaking to the media here.
He said that they are planning to take to the streets in all provinces so their demands are met, Geo News reported.
"Our movement will continue and will bring together all political forces," he said, adding that they will ally with like-minded parties.
The February 8 general election, marred by allegations of widespread rigging, in Pakistan, resulted in a hung Parliament with independent candidates backed by Imran Khan's party winning more than 90 seats at the 266-member National Assembly. Ex-premier Nawaz Sharif's PML-N bagged 75 seats and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's PPP got 54 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) won 17 seats.
Mr. Nawaz's younger brother Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as Prime Minister on March 4, days after his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party agreed on a power-sharing deal to form a coalition government.
Mr. Qaiser said that they would protest peacefully as they don't believe in the Mr. Shehbaz Sharif-led "fake government".
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