Workers and Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday took to the streets in various cities across the country in protest against rising inflation on in call of party chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan.
In Karachi, a protest was organized in Shahra-e-Qaydin. A large number of of police officers were deployed on road leading from Sharea Faisal to Shahr-e-Quaydin.
Former Governor of Sindh Imran Ismail and other members of the local PTI leadership was present.
Protest in Peshawar in front of in main Hashtnagri Gate as party workers chanted slogans against in government inflation and load shedding.
In Lahore, protesters, including several of women gathered at Liberty Chowk.
Similar protests were also held in Islamabad and neighboring Rawalpindi.
Imran virtual appeal to supporters
AT various protest venues, screens were set up watch Imran virtual address, which he delivered a little after 10 p.m.
In his speech, Imran said he asked people go outside against inflation”for them good”.
He warned that more price growth and inflation were in and asked people strengthen up them struggle against “import government”.
former prime minister reminded him that government “swept out subsidies and distributed healthcare cards although in program of the IMF.
“This government is in IMF program for two months and we stayed in it for two and half years, said the head of PTI, when he made comparison.
Imran said that government It was reduced Rs 10 Gasoline Prices While The IMF Is Actually Bringing It Down up fuel prices.
Hit out on PML-N led coalition governmentThis was stated by the ex-premier.real anti-personnel mines” were laid by Nawaz Sharif government when is that left in power in 2018 with $20 billion current account deficit.
He said it’s an effort of PTI government who have seen economy will grow by 5.4% and 6% for two years in a row.
“It was an effort of our team led by Hammad Azhar, with all institutions on board, including the Pakistani army, which led to in Pakistan is almost out of the FATF gray area list” former the prime minister said.
He noted that the country plunged into crisis only after the US-sponsored plot was planned. with “our local Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq” as central characters.
“I also approached the neutrals and assessed their position of maintaining neutrality, but at the same time I notified them of economic consequences of foreign plan. The moment I reported the concerns was the right moment to thwart the conspiracy,” said the head of PTI.
Imran said he was “thankful” to the minister for Power of Khurram Dastgir for allegedly admitting during a TV interview that “Shehbaz and other leaders would in jail if Imran had stayed in power”.
former Prime Minister announced this of PPP Senator Salim Mandwiwala, in which he commented on potential of Pakistan having diplomatic relations was Israel – was also separately of same agenda” that toppled him government.
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the PTI chairman asked. people to be ready for his “calland said his struggle against in government will continue until announced “free and fair elections”.
Imran had on Thursday called public hold a “peaceful demonstration” tonight at 21:00 against rising inflation, which he said was the cause of a government “unable of treatment economy”.
In a recorded video message, Imran warned that inflation would rise even higher in days ahead if the nation “continues to sit idly by.”
“I invite all the people for peaceful protest against inflation. I invite trade trade unions, specialists, doctors, engineers, employees and government workers to take to the streets,” the ex-premier urged.
