On September 20th, an All Parties Conference (APC) was held in Pakistan. It was hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), and several other Opposition parties attended this conference. At a joint press conference after the end of the multi-party meeting, the JUI-F chief read out the 26 point resolution. He said that the Opposition parties have agreed to launch an alliance named Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). The aim of this Movement is to organize countrywide protests against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government from October. According to the resolution, the protests would start in phases. In the first phase, the Opposition parties will hold joint rallies in all four provinces in October. The second phase will begin in December during which the Opposition will hold huge rallies across the country. Finally, a “decisive” long march towards Islamabad would start in January next year to oust the government. The resolution alleged that the Khan government has been granted fake stability by the Army. The resolution also said that the Army interfered with the elections to bring the incumbent rulers to power. The resolution expressed “extreme concern” over the increasing interference of the Army in the internal affairs of the country. Resolution termed the Parliament a “rubber stamp”. PDM declared that the opposition will not cooperate with the government in the legislative process. In order to oust the government, opposition parties will use every legal and constitutional option in and out of parliament which includes collective resignations from assemblies at an appropriate time. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif also addressed the multi-party conference through a video link from London. He said the struggle of the Opposition parties was not against Mr. Khan but against those who brought an “inefficient” man to power. Mr. Sharif staged a political comeback by criticizing the country’s powerful military establishment for allegedly supporting Mr. Khan.
Written by Hardik
Artwork by Zara Masood
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