SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
As Pakistan celebrates Independence Day today, activists and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Pakistan Awami Tehrik remain determined to march toward the capital to protest against alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections.
It is uncertain how the day will unfold and the fear of violence persists as parts of the capital have been blocked off by containers and cellular services remain suspended there.
The developments come as the Lahore High Court has maintained that the two parties should not continue with the course and the government has begun taking steps to establish a judicial commission to investigate alleged malpractices in the 2013 polls.
Head of PTI media, Faisal Vawda tells Dawn the ‘Azadi’ march is likely to reach Islamabad by late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
“Workers have got some provisions for food,” he said via telephone from Islamabad, adding that they have dried fruit and water.
“The media has been reporting that the start in Lahore was slow. I was traveling so cannot verify this, but it has gained momentum since.”
Vawda also said that in the last three hours, the ‘Azadi’ march caravan from Lahore has traveled one kilometer in three hours.
He said that each blockade in the capital has three rows one containers, causing major obstructions.
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