PML-N gears up to protest against Shehbaz’s arrest

Party’s CWC approves social mobilisation plan in bid to oust govt

LAHORE:

A meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Central Working Committee has accorded approval to its social mobilisation plan under which protests will be held against the arrest of Shehbaz Sharif by NAB and movements to oust the incumbent PTI government will be launched countrywide.

As per details, two protests will be held against the arrest of Shehbaz Sharif. One on October 3 in Lahore, while the second on October 9 in rest of Punjab.

Further, former premier Nawaz Sharif will address MPAs and provincial assembly ticket holders on October 7 and later on October 8, Sharif will address party’s senators, MNAs and ticket holders of both the houses of parliament. On October 12, the PML-N will organise a workers convention in Karachi.

Later, from October 12 to December 4, the PML-N will organise workers conventions (WCs) and provincial general council (PGC) meetings at district level. Of these WCs and PGC, seven will be held in Punjab, three in Sindh, three in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and two in Balochistan.

The PML-N will hold a Jalsa, which is being dubbed as a mega show, in Gujranwala on October 16 led by Maryam Nawaz.

Jalsas are also planned at the Lahore union council level to mobilise workers from the third week of November.

The PML-N leaders will also address the Pakistan Democratic Movement public gathering in Quetta on October 11, while announcements for remaining PDM public gatherings would be made by October 5. Between October and November, the PML-N will also hold social mobilisation rallies at district and constituency levels.

From October 25 to 15 November, four jalsas will be organised in southern Punjab.

Election campaigning for Gilgit-Baltistan will commence from October 15 and conclude on November13.

From October 10 to November 15, the PML-N leaders will engage with bar associations, traders, businessmen, teachers, doctors, students and civil society leaders. This will be followed by social media and media activities from October to February.

The PML-N will also hold four seminars in October in the provincial capitals on the PDM’s goals and objectives. The PML-N will also continue its fund raising activities.