Published 16:20 IST, October 24th 2019
Pakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to resign ahead of anti-govt protests
Pakistan PM Imran Khan 'will not resign' ahead of anti-govt protests he said in a meeting with senior journalists. Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl launched Azadi March.
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As Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) is to rise against ruling Government in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on October 23 said that he will t resign under pressure from opposition. On or hand, opposition plans to launch protests against Government named 'Azi March' later this month. Media reports cite Imran Khan as saying that he senses a hidden nda working behind protests. Pakistan Government on October 23 reportedly decided to let opposition's 'Azi March' protest in Islamab proceed as long as parameters laid out by courts for lawful protest are t breached.
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"re is question of my resignation and I will t resign. Dharna is nda-based, and it has foreign support. I don't understand what Maulana's problem is. I don't understand nda of opposition, " Khan said at a meeting with senior journalists and analysts.
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About Azi March
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman reportedly called for Azi March in June in a bid to topple government, which Rehman claims came to power through 'fake elections'. march's date was initially set on October 27 but later deferred till October 31. Maulana said media that protesters would inste organize rallies on October 27 to express solidarity with people of Kashmir, who would be observing a black day all over world against Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir on that day.
A seven-member team under Defence Minister Pervez Khattak was constituted by PM Imran Khan in order to eng JUI-F and or opposition parties ahe of ir planned march. On Saturday, Maulana agreed for sending his party’s secretary-general and Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri to meet Senate chairman, who, as a member of government negotiating team, h contacted him over telephone and sought a meeting.
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On following day on October 20, Rehman h stopped his party's delegation from meeting Sanjrani, saying a decision on talks with government would w be me by opposition’s collective Rehbar Committee after PPP objected to negotiations. JUI-F leer Akram Durrani told media that option of negotiations with government is subject to party being permitted to take out a peaceful 'Azi March' on October 27, after a meeting of Rehbar Committee on October 21.
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(With inputs from ANI)
15:29 IST, October 24th 2019