The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) has decided not to invite women to its Oct 27 anti-government march towards Islamabad. Sources said that JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman wrote to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) informing it about the decision of non-participation of women in the upcoming Islamabad sit-in. The JUI-F chief had a day earlier said his 'Azadi March' would only end when the government falls. "The entire country will be our battleground," he told reporters at a press conference.
"Our strategy will not remain stagnant. We will keep changing it to cope with [any] situation," he said. He insisted that a "flood of people from all over the country" will join the march. When asked whether he has been able to garner the support of other opposition parties, he said that he "hopes to see them" in the march. He added that since all opposition parties agreed that last year's general elections were "fake" and that reelection should be held, they should all be "on the same page and the same stage".
PTI government to complete five-year term with Imran Khan as PM: Khattak
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PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Defence, Pervez Khattak has said that the PTI government will complete its five-year constitutional term under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Addressing a public gathering at Nowshera Kalan of his electoral constituency here Sunday, he said those all political and religio-political that are making hue and cry of electoral rigging have not presented any proof in the election tribunal.
Those present on the occasion were included KP Minister for Irrigation, Liaquat Khan Khattak, MPA Mian Jamshiduddin, Malik Aftab Khan, former Tehsil Nazim, Ahad Khattak and Haji Sajjad Hussain Paracha. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had given gold opportunity to all political parties for presenting proofs of rigging. But, they had not come out with any solid proof to prove electoral riggings in the general elections of July 2018. He said that the real face of the champions of democracy has been unveiled before the masses.
Regarding the Azadi March of Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the Defence Minister said that Maulana has no love for Islam; rather he wants Islamabad and asked him to wait for his term.
He also criticized both ANP and PPP and said that the former had pushed Pakhtuns to backwardness and poverty while the later had broken the record of corruptions through raising the slogans of 'Roti, Kapra aur Makan'. Similarly, he said that the leadership of PML has also involved in corruption and made properties abroad while Maulana Fazlur Rehman has always eyed on Islamabad in the name of Islam and had did nothing during the provincial government of his party.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has fought a long struggle of 22 years against corruption and with the massive support of the people PTI is today the largest political party of the country. Pervez Khattak said that he in capacity of Chief Minister introduced reforms and in consultation with ulema had abolished all those laws that were repugnant to Islam.
On this occasion, a large number of political activists including president of ANP, Kabul River area announced joining PTI along with their families and associates.-PR
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