PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday rejected ‘rumours’ that the party’s ‘Haqeeqi Azadi March’ is losing steam as the former ruling party geared up to resume on Day 6 from Gujranwala.
“The march is really bothering Rana Sanaullah and Maryam [Nawaz]. [They keep asking] why is it so slow, why are they not reaching this destination or that. So I just want to say, that we will go as per our wishes, not as you desire,” he stated.
“When will we reach Islamabad, which day will we arrive in Pindi, we will give you a date and we will change the date,” he added inviting political rivals to do “the guesswork every day” of the march’s arrival.
Fawad also claimed that demonstrations “larger than the ones taking place” in Pakistan were being held outside Avenfield where Maryam Nawaz was residing.
Praising the protestors in London for their efforts, the PTI leader said “I pay tribute to the overseas Pakistanis, especially our friends in London. The consistency and the manner in which you have put an end to attempts of dissolving Pakistan’s stolen wealth, the way you protest there, you must be congratulated”.
The senior party leader also urged the Punjab government to take action against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and MNA Khurram Dastgir, who hails from Gujranwala.
“Last night Khurram Dastagir on PML-N’s own representative channel admitted that the shameful and disgraceful banners that were being put up yesterday, Khurram Dastagir was behind it. I have not yet spoken to Umar Cheema, but I am shocked that he still has not been arrested after this admission,” said Fawad.
“The kind of religiously motivated, divisive, and shameless banners that were put up according to Khurram Dastagir, he should have been arrested.”
Fawad also added that “this is not the first time” the PML-N leader’s family had been involved in “such a foul campaign against a frontline leader”.
“His father was a tout of President Ayub and he had run such a smear campaign against Fatima Jinnah like the one Khurram Dastagir is now running against Imran Khan”.
March to reach Islamabad by Nov 11
PTI leader Asad Umar said the long march will converge on the federal capital on November 10 while other caravans will reach by November 11
The party’s long march, now on the road for six days, was to reach Islamabad in seven days according to the initial plan.
Umar made the announcement of the new schedule of arrival on Twitter earlier today.