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Imran Khan may take oath at D Chowk Islamabad in a public gathering

Imran Khan may take oath at D Chowk Islamabad in a public gathering

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeemul Haque said onSunday that prime minister-elect Imran Khan may take the oath at D-Chowk inthe federal capital.

Haque took to Twitter and said, “Imran Khan would prefer a peoples ceremonyof oath-taking where thousands can watch him take the oath as PM ofPakistan.”

“Perhaps D-Chowk area may be the right place to do it. Let’s hope so. Willkeep on updating on this,” he added.

A day earlier, while speaking to the media outside Bani Gala, Haque hadsaid Imran would take oath as prime minister before August 14.linklink

In August 2014, the PTI chief had started a long march from Lahore toIslamabad to stage a sit-in to register the party’s protest against allegedrigging in the 2013 general election.

After reaching Islamabad, the protesters had announced they would remain atD-Chowk till the acceptance of their demands.

The infamous sit-in had continued for 126 days and ended a day after aterrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar in which more than140 people, including 132 children, were martyred.