Opposition's anti-govt movements an attempt to stay relevant: Fawad

Minister terms opposition an 'unholy alliance', says PTI only political party whose agenda is national agenda

ISLAMABAD:

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday slammed opposition parties, terming their movement against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) "merely an effort to stay relevant in the news".

The minister stated that the opposition parties in Pakistan are an “unholy alliance”, with some divided into groups of one and others intro three.

“They don’t have any leaders, nor do they have any programmes,” Fawad said.

پاکستان کی اپوزیشن بھان متی کا کنبہ ہے،کوئ ایک ڈویژن کی پارٹی ہے تو کوئ تین ڈویژنزز کی نہ کوئ لیڈرنہ کوئ پروگرام ان لوگوں کی طرف سے ملک کی واحدوفاقی جماعت کے کیخلاف تحریک سوائے خبروں میں زندہ رہنے کی کوشش کے علاوہ کچھ نہیں،واحد قومی سیاسی جماعت #PTI ہے جس کا ایجنڈا قومی ایجنڈا ہے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 7, 2021

 

The information minister maintained that their movement against the “only federal party” (PTI) was nothing more than an attempt to stay relevant.

“The only national political party is the PTI, whose agenda is the national agenda,” he added.

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The minister’s statement comes a day after the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – an alliance of opposition parties – announced that it would stage a series of rallies in the provincial capitals and finally a long march from Lahore to Islamabad against the PTI-led government for its anti-people policies and the rising inflation.

Besides agreeing to organise a long march, the leaders also announced holding anti-inflation protest rallies in the provinces.

“A protest will be held in Karachi on November 13, followed by one in Quetta on November 17 and in Peshawar on November 20," read a statement issued following the meeting.