Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan. PHOTO: WASEEM NIAZ
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial spokesperson MPA Ishtiaq Urmar, PTI Peshawar region secretary general Fazal Khan, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Shabbir Ahmad Khan along with Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP) leader Iqbal Biland Khan participated in the meeting and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements.
Party leaders present said they oppose drone strikes as they violate the country’s sovereignty and international law. They suggested the federal government should take up the killing of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud with the US, and claimed the timing of the attack was a “clear move of US enmity towards Pakistan.”
The meeting presumed more than 100,000 people would participate in the protest, which is why they have selected Ring Road near the Peshawar Interchange for the demonstration. They also hinted PTI chief Imran Khan, JI leader Liaqat Baloch and AJIP’s Usman Tarakai among others will address the protesters.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 21st, 2013.
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@Np: it was always a protest march. you are just so delusional with your anti-PTI stance that you cant apprehend what IK says.
@Bilal:
I guess the fact that half of Pakistan isn't under the control of Islamabad must have escaped your notice --- hard to make the sovereignty argument when you have no control. Further - I doubt anyone outside of Pakistan believes you have a sovereign right to provide sanctuary to terrorist who are using your territory to attack neighbors and allies.
Take up Hakimullah's killing with US? Why? I'm happy that he is dead.
If NATO supplies should be stopped, it should be to pressure US to not impose sanctions on IP pipeline and not some terrorists death.
PTI never did any protests against Hakimullah when Pakistanis are killed by his bombs.
Proud of you Imran Khan one and only honest leader of Pakistan
What did we do to deserve Imran Khan?
PTI change the march on drone strike due to weekdays, on 20th it was Tuesday and if he conduct that protest on 20th November, it would have miserably failed, but he is very lucky to observe this.
@Mamu: Oh so now it is just a protest march? I thought Imran had originally threatened to block the supply routes until US promised to stop drones. If it does what he had threatened, no one needs to come on 23rd to witness anything. If supplies are blocked that will create headlines everywhere.
who will bell the cat (usa)? have seen this drama before.
Plans for a PROTEST? I thought they were blocking the NATO supply on 20th first, postponed it to 23rd. There was no protest mentioned, initially they said the would BLOCK it!.
In my view its the same as doing nothing, what good would a protest do? Way to go Imran Khan, way to disappoint.