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| 2,000 men to guard PTI rally in Peshawar |
| 2011-11-25 |
| [Dawn] Arrangements have been finalised for the public meeting of Pakistain Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), to be held on Nov 25 in Jhagra area of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar. "About 2,000 persons including party workers will perform security duty at the public meeting," former provincial minister Iftikhar Jhagra told a presser here on Wednesday. Flanked by Shah Farman, Shaukat Ali Yousafzai and Zahid Hussain Mohmand, he said that he had resigned from Pakistain People's Party and would formally join PTI at the public meting, which would be addressed by Imran Khan. ... aka Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight... "I quit PPP as it is now Zardari party and there is no room for ideological workers in it," he said. He added that the Nov 25 public meeting would be historical as people were rushing to join hands with Imran Khan against corruption and for protection of the country. Mr Jhagra said that the public meeting of PTI would be a turning point in the politics of the entire Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... . He added that masses wanted change and PTI chairman was the only person, who could materialise the wishes of peoples in the prevailing circumstances. The former minister said that separate enclosures had been set up for women, journalists, students, lawyers and minorities at the public meeting. "The rival parties will see for the first time that women belonging to different villages will also participate in a large number in the meeting," the former minister said. He said that activists of different parties had also assured him to announce joining PTI at the public meeting. "A number of provincial assembly members of Nowshera district, except one, have also assured me of joining PTI," Mr Jhagra claimed. However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... Mr Yousafzai said on the occasion that a big public meeting would be held in March as the Nov 25 gathering was a routine one and could not be compared with that of Lahore. In Lakki Marwat, several elders of Serai Gambila area joined Pakistain Tehrik-i-Insaf on Wednesday. They announced joining PTI at a public meeting which also attended by member of central council of the party, Khan Bahadar Khan Marwat, and other local leaders. The elders including Haji Ghulam Jillani, Haji Saeed Khan, Mohammad Ishfaq Khan, Mohammad Saeed Khan, Mohammad Khan and Nasir Khan reposed confidence in the leadership of Imran Khan and said that PTI would bring a peaceful revolution in the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |