Pakistan govt warns of 'terror assassination threat' ahead of Opposition's 3rd rally

Ahead of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)'s rallies in Quetta and Peshawar, Imran Khan-led Pakistan government on Thursday, claimed that Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) in connivance with Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) was planning to carry out large-scale terrorist activities targetting political and religious leadership. Pakistan's national counterterrorism authority issued a 'threat alert' to authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces stating that 'terror plan' included assassination through a suicide bombing in 'near future'. This move comes amid massive protests by 11 opposition parties against Khan and his 'military-led' establishment.

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Claiming that 'hostile media' was already blatantly projecting such a scenario as a 'well-orchestrated propaganda campaign', Pakistan government ordered se provinces to heighten security measures on all important garings of political and religious leaders in region. Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif is set to address PDM's Quetta rally scheduled for October 25 - third such rally after Gujranwala and Karachi, Reports state that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is likely to skip rally due to his party’s election campaign in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), but will attend it virtually.

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At first rally in Gujranwala on 16 October, Sharif had created shockwaves when he had targetted country's current military leadership. Addressing rally virtually via London, said, " (Army chief) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa ended my government. He rigged 2018 elections and imposed incapable Imran Khan on nation. Gen. Bajwa is a direct culprit and he will have to give an answer to this." PDM has launched a three-phased anti-government movement under an “action plan” starting with countrywide public meetings, protest demonstrations and rallies before a “decisive long march” towards Islamabad in January 2021 to oust Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government.

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In second rally on October 18, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)'s Maryam Nawaz joined hands with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)'s  Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as two vowed to send Imran Khan to jail and to establish a democratically elected government in Pakistan. After rally, an FIR was filed against Maryam Nawaz's husband Captain Safdar Awan (retired) and he was arrested by Sindh police barging into his hotel room on Monday night. police stated that he was arrested for recently cheering on a charged crowd by chanting ‘Vote ko izzat do (Give respect to vote) at mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah - founder of Pakistan. He was later given bail, with PPP, which rules province distancing itself from incident wondered who had ordered arrest of Awan.

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controversy boiled over after Pakistan's Sindh Police chief was reportedly forcibly taken away by paramilitary Frontier Corps from his home in Karachi in wee hours of Monday and pressurised to order for arrest of Safdar. In protest, Sindh IGP, at least two additional inspectors general, seven deputy inspectors general, and six senior superintendents of police decided to go on long leave in protest over siege of Inspector General House by military. y have w deferred ir leave"in larger national interest" after Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa ordered an inquiry into circumstances surrounding Awan's arrest. Imran Khan has called rallies a 'circus' claiming that 'when we go after se robbers (Opposition), y will unite'.