Pakistan's Opposition unites to demand Imran Khan's resignation; goes to war with Pak Army

Pakistan's Opposition parties on Sunday anunced that y will come toger to form a new alliance called 'Pakistan Democratic Movement' with an aim to oust Imran Khan-led government. A 26-point joint resolution was opted by All Parties Conference (APC) which was hosted by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and attended by Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz (PML-N), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) and several or parties.

' joint Opposition will use all tactics'

dressing a press briefing, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said opposition is demanding "immediate resignation of elected Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Niazi". Nationwide protests will be held from October and will include participation of lawyers, trers, labourers, farmers and civil society.

"In first phase, beginning October, rallies will be held in Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab. In second phase, starting in December, huge demonstrations will take place country-wide. In third phase, to begin in January next year, a long-march will move towards Islamab," Rehman was quoted as saying by Geo News. "To oust selected government, joint opposition will use all tactics, including a vote of confidence and resignations from Parliament," he said.

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari asserted that opposition is going ahe with its mission under guidance and support of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari. However, Bilawal said leer of movement is yet to be decided.

'Our struggle is t against Imran Khan'

Earlier, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dressed multi-party conference through a video link and said that struggle of Opposition parties was t against Khan but against those who brought an "inefficient" man to power. Sharif, 70, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, has been living in London since vember last year after Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abro for four weeks for treatment.

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"Our struggle is t against Imran Khan. Today, our struggle is against those who installed Imran Khan and who manipulated elections (of 2018) to bring an inefficient man like him into power and thus destroyed country, he said. He asked powerful Army to stay away from politics and follow Constitution and vision of country's far Quaid-e-Azam' Muhamm Ali Jinnah. powerful Army, which has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 70 plus years of existence, has hirto wielded considerable power in matters of security and foreign policy.

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