Lahore: PTI is ready for nationwide protests, with party chair and former prime minister Imran Khan scheduled to address the nation at 4pm, following the attempt on his life during the ongoing anti-government protest march towards Islamabad.
The PTI chair was injured after a man opened fire at him in Gujranwala near the party’s reception camp. He sustained injuries on his leg.
He is leading an anti-government long march toward Islamabad. He earlier said that the protest march will continue for another 10 months till the date for elections is announced.
Before this announcement, the plan was to reach the federal capital by November 4. It was later revised to November 8-9 and then again revised to November 11. PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry then announced the party will keep changing the dates to “tire the government out”.
This is the PTI chair’s second march towards Islamabad after he was ousted via a no-confidence motion earlier this year.
The political instability in Pakistan has also fuelled economic uncertainty, with international rating agencies questioning if the current government can maintain difficult economic policies in the face of political pressure and looming elections.