PDM announces date for Long March against the PTI government

PDM announces date for Long March against the PTI government

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced a long march againstthe federal government on March 26.

After the PDM meeting in Islamabad, Maulana Fazlur Rehman along with MaryamNawaz, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other leaders gave details of the meetingin a news conference.

He said the meeting had decided that “the PDM parties will not compete witheach other in the Senate elections and will contest this election together.”

Maulana Fazlur Rehman is chairing a meeting of the opposition PDM inIslamabad to decide the future course of action against the government.

The meeting is attended by PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, ChairmanPakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, ANP’s Amir Haider Hoti,Qaumi Watan Party’s Aftab Sherpao, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chiefMahmood Khan Achakzai and other leaders.

The meeting is discussing the future course of action of theanti-government movement, long march and resignation from the assemblies.

Speaking before the meeting, Maryam Nawaz said that the PDM would decide onresignations from the assemblies or the no-confidence motion.

She further said “Government members of the National and ProvincialAssemblies are not with the government that is why they want show of handsin the Senate elections.”

Note that yesterday, the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill on holdingSenate elections through the open ballot was tabled in the NationalAssembly.