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| PTI workers being scared off rally in Faisalabad, says Ejaz |
| 2014-05-25 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) Punjab President Ejaz Chaudhry alleges that the government is scaring party activists away from the Faisalabad ...formerly known as Lyallpur, the third largest metropolis in Pakistain, the second largest in Punjab after Lahore. It is named after some Arab because the Paks didn't have anybody notable of their own to name it after... rally by issuing security threat warning for the May 25 event. Speaking at a presser on Friday, he said the party would hold the rally as per schedule. He alleged that the government was frightening PTI activists on the pretext of security concerns as a senior bureaucrat in Punjab had sent the party a letter in this respect. Flanked by MNA Shafqat Mahmood and General Secretary Dr Yasmin Rashid, he said the government was duty bound to provide security to opposition's rallies. He demanded that some of the 1,257 police officials deployed for the prime minister's protocol be spared for the security of the Faisalabad rally. He expected that a similar letter would be sent to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... , who is holding a rally in Faisalabad on May 28. |
| Posted by:Fred |