PDM to host anti-government rally in Karachi today

by Tauqeer Abbas
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Shafaqna Pakistan: The Pakistan Democratic Movement will be staging its second rally in its anti-government campaign today (Sunday). The rally will be held in Karachi and is being hosted by the PPP.

PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz will arrive in Karachi today for the rally and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is also head of the PDM, arrived Saturday night.

The rally is being held at Jinnah Bagh, the ground next to Quaid-e-Azam’s Mausoleum. PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah both toured the venue ahead of the rally to inspect the preparations.

The PPP claims 100,000 people will attend the rally. Over 4,000 policemen have been deputed for the security of the rally and the organisers have prepared 100,000 masks for participants. Seats have also been placed at a distance from each other to ensure social distancing.

Four gates have been set up at the venue—one for PDM leaders, one for women, one for political workers and one for the media.

The federal government has issued a No Objection Certificate for the rally but warned that the permission could be revoked at any time for any reason.

The rally has to finish before midnight.

Three stages have been set up—one for the main PDM leaders and two for senior leaders of opposition parties. Each stage is 160 feet long, 20 feet high and 50 feet wide. Barbed wire has been placed around the main stage where the PDM leaders will sit.

The PDM is a coalition of 11 opposition parties.

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