Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf will not dare to hold another public gathering anywhere in the country after a flop show in Lahore.
Talking to the media, he said that PTI has failed miserably to get the support of its workers for the public rally in Lahore.
He claimed that all facilities were provided by the administration of Lahore and not only the roads were kept open but foolproof security was also provided in the rally area.
The federal minister further said that no barrier was imposed in any city, including Islamabad, Attock and Mianwali, from where PTI had called its workers to participate in the public gathering.
Attaullah Tarar said that PTI had failed to gather people in Islamabad rally on September 8 and the same thing happened to them in Lahore.
The federal minister challenged the PTI leadership to release the drone camera videos of the Lahore rally so that the public could know the number of people who attended the rally.
The police ended the PTI rally after the allotted time
The Lahore administration had given permission to the PTI to hold a rally in Kahna with 43 conditions. In these conditions, the meeting time was fixed from 3 pm to 6 pm.
On Saturday, PTI’s meeting started late and the party leaders were giving speeches that on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Lahore Musa Raza, when the time of the meeting was over, the police vacated the stage while the lights and sound system were also turned off.
According to DC, the time of the meeting was till six o’clock, so according to the agreement, the meeting could not be held after that.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was also scheduled to address the rally today.
However, by the time he reached the meeting place along with the workers, the stage was empty. They later left after a brief conversation.
Earlier, several PTI leaders addressed the rally and criticized the administration and the government for blocking roads and placing containers.
Speaking at the rally, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan has said that his party will not accept any restrictions on the independent judiciary and efforts will be continued for the independence of the judiciary.
He said that ‘No OC is not available for the meeting. USA visa is available quickly with NOC. Not to fight an institution with an institution, not to fight the people with the people.’
Salman Akram Raja said that a court is being established through the constitutional amendment. We have to take to the streets, coercion will not be accepted.’
Latif Khosa said that the PTI founder is adamant that he will bring freedom to the people. An attempt was made to kill blood last week. If the amendment could not be approved, the ordinance was issued.
Meanwhile, Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar has said that the PTI rally in Lahore failed. Lahore administration had given free hand to PTI to hold rally. People of Punjab rejected PTI.
‘The meeting failed’
Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar called the rally ‘failed’ in a press conference.
He said that PTI talked a lot about the Lahore rally and made promises, but like the Islamabad rally, the Lahore rally also failed.
The federal minister claimed that all roads in Lahore were open and PTI had ‘free access’ to enter the city.
‘We gave them free rein and ensured their safety.’
‘No road in Lahore is closed nor will it be closed’
Uzma Bukhari, Minister of Information of Punjab province and leader of Muslim League-N said that today Lahore The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf on the outskirts ofPTI) in connection with the meeting of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, no road in the city will be closed by placing containers.
Talking to the media in Lahore, he said that ‘no road is closed in Lahore nor will it be closed.’
Uzmi Bukhari said that ‘However, no one will be allowed to take the law into their hands in the meeting.’
The provincial minister further said that the organizers will be responsible for ending the meeting by six o’clock and security in the meeting hall.
He claimed that ‘Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has promised that Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur will apologize in writing and also in a rally.’
Uzma Bukhari further said that after PTI’s assurance regarding the apology, ‘we decided after thinking that he (Ali Amin Gandapur) will be busy in the rally today, so don’t send the apology in writing but the rally. Apologize during the speech. We will consider it enough.’
The PML-N leader said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has been given permission to hold a rally in the cattle market on Ring Road in Lahore, which PTI is calling Sabzi Mandi. ‘It doesn’t matter the market, there is a market.’
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to Lahore The convoys of PTI workers from various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab started leaving last night after the district administration gave conditional permission for the rally on the outskirts of the city, which continued on Saturday morning.
A large number of PTI workers reached Lahore early on Saturday, where barricades have also been erected on various roads and highways.
Videos of people departing from different parts of the country and arriving in Lahore have been uploaded on various social media platforms.
In several videos, obstructions can be seen on some entrances and other roads of Lahore, especially the roads leading to the Jalsa Gah.
Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, in a video message on social media, requested the Punjab government and the administration of Lahore not to put obstacles in the way of the rally.
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Barrister Gohar Ali Khan’s important message regarding the rally in Lahore pic.twitter.com/vPQvGOla8N
— Barrister Gohar Khan (@BarristerGohar) September 20, 2024
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur is also among those who left Peshawar to attend the PTI rally.
PTI Member of Punjab Assembly Farrukh Javed Moon told the media on Friday that the city administration of Lahore has given permission to the party to hold a meeting in Kahanna, a suburb of the city, from 2 pm to 6 pm on Saturday.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had initially sought permission from the Lahore administration to hold a rally at Minar Pakistan in the center of Lahore city, which was rejected.
The administration issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the PTI to hold a rally at Kahana, 28 km south of Minar Pakistan, on a court order.
With the announcement of the meeting on September 21 (today), PTI had started preparations at Minar Pakistan, but after the venue of the meeting was changed, the attention shifted to Kahana on Friday night, where almost the whole night the stage was set up and other activities were held. There was a lot of excitement in the preparations.
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Videos of ongoing preparations at the venue of the rally in Kahna are also being uploaded on various social media platforms.
Last night, the Lahore administration placed the following conditions in the permit issued to PTI.
The Jalsa will start at 3 PM and end by 6 PM, while stage security and other arrangements will be the responsibility of the organizers.
In another condition, a public apology has been demanded from the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for ‘Zahar Fashani’ in the Islamabad rally of September 8, while in the same rally, the accused of hate speech has also been stipulated not to be brought on stage. There is also mention of ban on anti-state slogans.
According to the permit, no banners or flags will be burnt in the jalsa and groups from outside the city will not spoil the atmosphere of the city, while no advertising accused will participate in the jalsa.
Another condition is that there will be no wall chalking and objectionable sloganeering, while no citizen will be forced to join the rally.
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2024-09-22 08:23:10
