PESHAWAR: Ousted prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will hold his first public meeting after leaving office in Peshawar on Wednesday (today).
The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been “imposed on our nation as a result of a foreign conspiracy”, Khan said in a video statement issued by his party’s social media accounts on Tuesday.
“Only the people — neither the army nor any other state institution — can protect the democracy of a country.”
A separate post on the account said the rally will be held on Ring Road near the motorway in Peshawar.
The party has announced a series of countrywide protests and rallies starting tonight. It will hold a rally in Peshwar tonight, Karachi on April 16 and Lahore on April 23 to demand early, and free and fair elections.
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Late on Sunday, thousands of Khan’s supporters poured onto streets across Pakistan. Holding placards and waving flags, they promoted Khan’s party, and chanted slogans in his favour.
Young people, who make up the backbone of Khan’s supporters, dominated the crowds.
In Karachi alone, more than 20,000 people shouted slogans promising Khan’s return to power.
Whereas, in Islamabad, the lights from thousands of supporters lit up the night sky.
