PML-N to hold phase-wise protests against Shehbaz Sharif’s arrest

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Thursday has announced to hold phase-wise protests against the arrest of party president and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from October 3.

In the first phase, demonstration will be carried out in Lahore while protests will also be staged in Gujranwala, Faisalabad and other cities of Punjab in the second round.

Party workers and leaders have also been given responsibilities in this regard.

Earlier, Opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) had announced the launch of an anti-government movement from October 11, with its first rally being held in Quetta.

The opposition parties formed a steering committee under the supervision of PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal to formulate the strategy of the protest movement.

The meeting had termed the arrests of political leaders as unconstitutional and vindictive and said that the purpose of the ‘NAB-Niazi nexus’ was to pressurize the opposition.

Members had also vowed to challenge the government’s unconstitutional tactics on every forum.