By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Fazlur Rehman is considering a meeting of the multi-party anti-government alliance on May 28, reports citing sources said.
According to sources in the PDM, the movement has planned to hold nationwide rallies and public gatherings in June and July to pressurise the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.
Sources further disclosed on May 21, JUI-F will take out rallies against Israel’s attacks on Palestine followed by its central committee’s meetings on May 23 and 24 in which Fazl will take his party into confidence on planned anti-government movement. Large protests are planned for June and July and the PDM has also planned to launch a long march in August to send the government home.
PDM was formed by the nine major opposition parties, including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), JUI-F, PML-N, Awami National Party (ANP), to remove the government.
On March 16, Fazl had announced the postponement of the long march which was initially scheduled to be held on March 26. The decision was taken as the PPP, a key component of the PDM, was reluctant to tender resignations from assemblies. In a brief press talk, Fazl had said that all parties except the PP had agreed to resign from the assemblies. He said that PPP had sought time to make a consensus on the resignation issue, announcing to postpone the march.
Later, on March 26, a major crack appeared in the opposition alliance when PPP, without consulting other parties of the alliance, managed to get former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani elected as Leader of the Opposition in Senate with the help of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).
