The dates for the 'shutdown' of Lahore and the countrywide shutdown are now December 15 and December 18 respectively.
Earlier, unveiling his much-talked-about ‘Plan-C’ at a massive rally on Sunday, the PTI chairman threatened a countrywide shutdown on December 16 if his longstanding demand for an independent audit of the May 2013 elections was not accepted.
“I will go to Lahore and shut it down on December 4. On December 8, I will shut down Faisalabad, on December 12, I will shut down Karachi, and on December 16, I will bring the entire country to a standstill if an inquiry is not initiated into the electoral fraud,” he told hundreds of thousands of his supporters on the Constitution Avenue in Islamabad.
PTI Punjab Information Secretary Andleeb Abbas, while speaking to The Express Tribune said that the date for Lahore had been revised in light of other activities and protests that are scheduled to take place in the city.
Abbas said the party has decided to bring the city to a halt on December 15, adding that no calls for a 'shutter-down' strike had been made by the party.
Jamaatud-Dawa (JuD) was scheduled to hold its rally on December 4 and 5 in Lahore. According to PTI sources, the dates were rescheduled to avoid holding the rally on the same day as JuD.
PTI Vice Chairperson Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the date for countrywide shutdown has been changed from December 16 to December 18. He said that the decision comes after consulting with the party’s leadership.
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@ Rubab Either you dont have a television in your home or you mute it when you turn it on. The most popular slogan by a long way is Go Nawaz Go.
To all PTI lovers. There is solution. Prove your self in KPK and if we feel better then will support and vote PTI.
Otherise no way. At present PMLN doing well.
The entire nation has only one slogan: Ro Imran Ro
Everybody knew that Imran has zero knowledge about Pakistan’s history therefore it was responsibility of the PTI’s leaders to tell him about it. I am sure none of the PTI’s core committee member also knew what had happened on December 16th. This is state of their knowledge and sensitivity. Shame on them.
Watch this picture and find out a mature face if you can.!!!!
Immature, non-sense and down right stupid Egotistical Autocrat like Imran Khan don't need any support. He is a natural act and should be avoided by people in sane mental position and an ability to think rationally.
@Bukhari: Its very clear that iron rod transplanted in IMRAN from gov. We don't need another idiotic leader while we are facing too many at this time.
@Zaida Parvez: Imran Khan is behaving like a child who has not been given a toy. He is trying to hurt common Pakistanis in his zeal to damage the country and take over. People will never forgive him for the damage he is doing to the nation. It is all our jobs to ignore his silly rantings and let him keep crying. Ro Imran Ro!
What a party of juveniles. You are threatening to bring a country of 200 million to a halt and dont even know if the date is right. It doesn't get more farcical than this. No wonder PTI has become the butt of some serious jokes in this country.
Go Nawaz Go.
General public will face the difficulties, those people who earns on daily basis will face difficulties to feed their family. Shame on you Imran Khan.
From now on i will never Support PTI or any other political party.
@Hassan It is not Govt's job to do what PTI is telling them! Go to courts and deal with the process. As for how we feel when Nawaz Zardari hug, same as how you feel when Sheeda Talli hugs Imran. Remember what Imran though of Sheeda talli? No investigation can be done in 1 month neither it needs to be. Electroal reforms are needed and they will only come in Parliament. Next elections are in 2018 and nothing can be allowed before that.
If Government is so pure and honest, it would have done something positive. Why they never stopped Imran Khan by completing all investigation in 1 month? Pakistan has been moved forward.
A class of beneficiary and people vote on the basis of color, cast and tongue only support Status Quo Parties. Do you even understand what is the meaning of Status Quo?
I really feel sorry for Nawazardari Supporters, they abuse each other's leaders, and I literally want to know how they feel when Zardari and Sharif brothers hug each other after a certain political-hysteria...
Imran I'm ready, at your orders, I will voluntarily assist in the process of shut down. December 18, I'm waiting.
GO NAWAZ GO!!!!!!!!!!!
No one is asking from Nawaz Shrif, that why he is not working on observation of Imran Khan. Being a Prime Minister of Pakistan he should address all these issues that are raised by opposition or other parties.
@Iftikhar Ahmad: we will make naya Pakistan under great leadership of IK...either you are with us or not.
IK is extremely a greedy man who can cross all limits.His circus on roads shows he has reached to the point of no return.His handler will leave him in the middle of the road once they smell the coffee that they are going to be smoked out.This man is a loser.
And @Ch. Allah Daad: And they were the ones who would always compare action against talibans as the one against Bengalis . They are really pathetic !
When justice does not prevail, then one must take action to get heard. Unfortunately, in Pakistan this has become a trend. Our judicial system is very weak. NO ONE can deny the BIGGEST electoral fraud that took place in the history of Pakistan. However, no one is willing to do an inquiry. The nation is against this government, and your poll certainly reflects that. It is high time that we rise as a nation and stand up for our rights. Stand up for a "Naya Pakistan".
So his demand not met, he will shut down whole country from Dec 16 onwards !!
@Ch. Allah Daad: this is really unfair of you. yes you can say whatever you want about the decision of shut down itself, but it's very unfair to say that IK has no knowledge of Pakistan's history. In present day politicas, he is probably the most history-aware politician there is. Please read his books. I think we should be fair even in our disagreements.
Who is he to say "I" will shutdown the country? Shouldn't it be "We" or "PTI"? His Freudian slip has exposed his ego-centric ambitions. Its all about what HE thinks and wants to do. He is under the hellucination that he is the rightful prime minister notwithstanding the 10% seats in NA that his party holds. He will go to any length to come to power even if it means destruction and mayhem.
Half of us here probably dont even know why Imran gave a call for shutdown. Like Hazrat Ali said "deep thinking will present the clearest picture of every problem".
So do some deep thinking. And dont just think about yourselves. You are merely 10-15% of Pakistans majority.
@Ch. Allah Daad: see the votes in polls. History also tells us that protests get worse when Govt had iron rods in there necks.
@Salman: i would stop this nonsense of "laying down our lives". Enough of that rhetoric.
Who will suffer. People of Lahore,Faisalabad,Pakistan or any other? Who is advisor of Imran Khan ? He is being pushed into the deep trench.
Open Challenge to Imran and his cronies, WE will NOT ALLOW SHUT DOWN of Lahore. Businesses will open as usual, metro will run, buses will run, people will go about their business. This is a Guaranttee. To Government - Its is time NOW to press Ignore button on Imran. No NEED for any more dialogue. Let this idiot rot in D Chowk.
One must be ready to sacrifice to gain. Sadly people these days are too weak. We must be ready to lay down our lives for a better future for those around us and for those who are to come. I am not saying that we lay down our lives for "Imran khan" for i have no idea if he will profit this country or not. The fact still remains that what he says is all true. We know this deep down, but we try to elude ourselves by going on only for our own sake, we are too oppressed and feel that we must care for our own businesses first and later for others. But time is short my fellow countrymen and if you do not wake at this hour. Then you should know that if there are no others, there will also probably be no "you" either. It is time to Fight back.
How will Lahore come to a halt without shutter down? Pasha Tehreek of Imbeciles strikes again.
Oh so it is not because IK put his foot in his mouth by making it coincide with the fall of Dhaka? I guess it is not like he was alive back then. And he does not know any history he does not imagine himself
General public will face the problem and surely PTI will loose support of thousands and ultimately loose.
I have now decided not to favor the PTI any more.
It seems not much thought was given before the dates were announced so Plan C has become Plan D already.
Looks like "Bonga Khan" decided without consulting anyone. What a joke of a party leader!
Everybody knew that Imran has zero knowledge about Pakistan's history therefore it was responsibility of the PTI's leaders to tell him about it. I am sure none of the PTI's core committee member also knew what had happened on December 16th. This is state of their knowledge and sensitivity. Shame on them.
“I will go to Lahore and shut it down on December 4. On December 8, I will shut down Faisalabad..." If this is not megalomania, I don't know what is! Mr.Khan thinks a little too much of himself and the only power he has tasted thus far is in KP. Imagine if he were the PM of Pakistan !! His ego is just out of control.