Oppn and Govt lock horns on long march on Pakistan Day

New Delhi, Dec 7 : Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed called the decision of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to announce a long march on March 23 marked as Pakistan Day, as an "extremely irresponsible and immoral" move, Geo News reported.

Rasheed was talking about PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehmans statement in which he announced the Opposition alliance will hold an "anti-inflation march" in Islamabad on March 23, 2022.

"On March 23, Pakistans armed forces hold a national parade which is attended by citizens, ambassadors and various delegates," he said in a series of tweets."The federal capital is put on high alert for preparations of the parade.

He said that some roads are blocked up two to three days before the parade.The Minister urged the PDM not to hold their March 23 protest and asked them to move it to April.

Promoting Pakistan Day as a day of protest, chaos and disturbance is tantamount to serving anti-state forces, he added, the report said."People from across the country will gather in Islamabad.

A massive demonstration will take place against inflation on March 23," Fazl had said a day earlier.The PDMs provincial chapters will prepare for the march, he had said.

The JUIF chief had said that Shehbaz Sharif, the Opposition Leader in National Assembly, would call a meeting.Fazl will host a meeting at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pashtunkhwa Mili Awami Party President (PkMAP), Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Balochistan.

JUI-P President Shah Owais Noorani, will also hold a meeting at Sindh A seminar.Fazl said that he would meet the lawyers committee -- Supreme Court Bar Association, Pakistan Bar Council -- before that and hold consultations.

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