Under the sizzling sun, the zest and enthusiasm of participants of the “Azadi” and “Inqilab” sit-ins has started to come down in contrast to the past six days.
There were a low number of workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at the venue during the day on Thursday.
Contrary to this, workers of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were present in higher numbers, sitting under trees, camping on roads, sleeping on footpaths and the green belts.
However, that enthusiasm was missing when, before the arrival of PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri outside the Parliament House to address his followers, sit-in administrators repeatedly requested participants to gather near the stage to listen to their leader.
Some PAT workers were seen trying to persuade participants to leave their places and assemble near the stage to listen to Qadri.
Most of them were seen searching for a shade to sit in to escape the brutal heat.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 22nd, 2014.
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What an insult. By now everyone in Pakistan knows that these two leaders have huge ego and greed and no plan and support behind there hidden agendas. That is why the crowd is leaving them. If they continue for another week then they will be the only ones left.
Dharna of few hundreds in Karachi at this moment. Enough to change an elected PM?
innocents are being miss used by these sit in parties!
It must be humiliating for Imran Khan and the Fake Sheikh after they had made such fall claims! Now PTI, Qadri and fake Sheikh Rasheed are finished!!
PM Nawaz meets the journalists, anchors, and other people related to media, and Express tribune started posting de motivational content. WOW, looks like someone's bank balance has increased overnight
I think PTI/PAT cult followers are finally coming of age that they look stupid standing in heat and harsh weather with their families, while the families of their fasadi leaders sit back and relax in their comfortable homes.