Islamabad Telegraph Report
Islamabad: Fazalur rehman, chief of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) directed leadership of opposition parties to get resignation from their respective members of legislative assemblies by December 31, 2020.
Rehman, one of country’s seasoned politician announced the same addressing a press conference in Islamabad after the PDM leadership held a meeting to decide its future strategy. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz attended the meeting with Fazlur Rehman , the JUI-F chief in the chair.
“By December 31, opposition lawmakers from provincial and national assemblies will hand in their resignations to their respective party heads.”
A wave of uneasiness has been felt among the ranks of ruling PTI following PDM’s meeting.
Speculations were doing the rounds in Islamabad, country’s capital that Prime Minister Imran Khan was keenly observing the development. The premier has recently passed on a message to opposition that he was ready to negotiate with them. The opposition, however, declined the offer [of negotiation].
Analysts in Pakistan believe Pakistan was heading towards new elections only if the opposition was seriously thinking to resign from legislative assemblies.
The announcement comes days before the opposition’s next rally in its anti-government campaign in Lahore on Dec 13. Opposition leaders have said they will organize the rally despite the government warning of legal action and citing the risk of the spread of the coronavirus.
During today’s press conference, Rehman said that the steering committee will meet tomorrow to decide the schedule for further rallies and demonstrations. The meeting will also decide the time and the date for the long march towards Islamabad, he said.
The PDM chief said that former premier Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari also participated in the meeting during which all the participants expressed the commitment towards holding the next rally in Lahore on December 13.
Responding to reports about Prime Minister Imran Khan calling for a national dialogue, Rehman said the PDM had rejected his offer. “He is not worthy of dialogue.”
He said that the decisions were taken “unanimously”, adding that the opposition will not disappoint the people of the country. “The Lahore rally will be historic and it will be the final nail [in the coffin] for the government.”