Opposition parties call meeting on Oct 2

Meeting to draw up a roadmap for rallies, protests against govt

ISLAMABAD:

A meeting of the central leadership of opposition parties has been called on October 2 with the objective of drawing up a roadmap of rallies and protests against the incumbent government.

Opposition parties, a day earlier, decided to stage their first rally under the banner of their newly formed alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), on October 11 in Quetta as part of their strategy to send the PTI-led government packing.

The meeting will be held virtually and will also decide on key officials of PDM – formed by the opposition parties following the earlier All Parties Conference (APC). 

The next meeting of the movement's steering committee will be held on October 5 under the chairmanship of PML-N's Ahsan Iqbal. 

At the APC on September 20, the opposition parties upped the ante against the PTI-led federal government as they demanded the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and announced the formation of the PDM to begin a countrywide protest campaign.

During the PPP-hosted confab, the opposition also ratcheted up its narrative against alleged rigging in the July 2018 general election and demanded that the powerful establishment should not only refrain itself from interfering in politics but also confine to its role as defined in the Constitution.

Through a 26-point resolution and a seven-point action plan issued after the APC, the opposition put forward its demands, including free, fair, transparent elections without having any role of the armed forces and agencies.