PML-N wants JUI-F’s long march deferred till November ‘for better mobilisation’ – Pakistan

The PML-N formed a committee on Monday to hold consultations with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and other opposition parties before committing to a final date for its protest against the government.

The formation of the committee was announced by the main leader of PML-N, Ahsan Iqbal, who spoke with reporters after a meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the party chaired by its president, Shahbaz Sharif, in Lahore.

He said the PML-N will cooperate with each movement that aims to bring down the PTI government, including the long march proposed by the JUI-F scheduled for October.

However, Iqbal said that most of the meeting participants had agreed that the protest would be postponed until November because the PML-N needed to "fully mobilize" its ranks for any anti-government movement. In this regard, the party has formed divisional committees to accelerate mobilization efforts.

He said the party will recommend the JUI-F to immediately convene a & # 39; conference of all parties & # 39; of the opposition so that other parties participate so that the protest is a success.

The head of the JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, had announced last month that his party had planned a long "decisive" march to overthrow the current government in October.

He had warned the government not to make any effort to interrupt the planned march and expressed the hope that people "from all walks of life and across the country" will arrive in Islamabad to participate in what he called an "Azadi March" To liberate the country. of the current "incompetent and illegitimate government."