ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has geared up preparation for a sit-in outside Supreme Court (SC) amid political turmoil crisis taking new turns in the country.
According to details, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has begun preparations and will go from Lahore to Islamabad to participate in the protest sit-in announced by PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman outside Supreme Court Building on Monday (tomorrow).
The PML-N sources confirmed that the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N chief organizer, Maryam Nawaz will lead the PML-N rally to participate in the sit-in.
The preparations for the rally have already begun with Malik Saiful Muluk Khokhar, president of PML-N Lahore heading the efforts.
According to reports, Khokhar has been appointed as the convener of the rally, which is set to depart from Thokar Niaz Baig towards Islamabad on Monday morning. The PML-N leadership has directed the party office-bearers to bring as many workers as possible to the rally and Khokhar is making strenuous efforts to ensure a massive turnout.
PDM head Maulana Fazl had announced sit-in outside the apex court on May 15 after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was granted bail in several cases against him by Islamabad High Court a day after his release on the orders of a Supreme Court bench.
‘Maryam Nawaz to lead PML-N in PDM’s sit-in outside SC’
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said Vice President and Chief Organizer of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz Sharif had arrived in Islamabad to participate in the sit-in to be staged by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) outside the Supreme Court on Monday.
“On the instructions of Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Party’s President Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz Sharif will represent the Muslim League (N) in the PDM sit-in on Monday,” the minister said in a news statement.
The PML-N would participate in the sit-in under the leadership of Maryam Nawaz Sharif, she added.
