Pakistan Opposition alliance holds its final rally, announces long march to force PM Imran Khan to resign
PDM workers broke the locks of Minar-i-Pakistan s main gate, placed chairs and have installed lights for Sunday s much-hyped power show of the Opposition.
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LAHORE: Pakistan s Opposition alliance on Sunday held its final anti-government rally in Lahore despite a ban on the gathering of more than 300 people owing to an increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, with top coalition leaders announcing a long march to Islamabad to force Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign.
Addressing the rally held at Lahore s Minar-e-Pakistan via video link, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif once again lashed out at the armed forces, accusing them of being involved in political matters.
This combination file photo shows Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (L) and Hafeez Sheikh (R). DawnNewsTV/Radio Pak
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise cabinet reshuffle, portfolios of three ministers were changed and an adviser was appointed as minister on Friday with Sheikh Rashid Ahmed getting the coveted slot of interior minister, apparently to tackle the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) sit-in likely to be staged in Islamabad following the opposition’s public meeting in Lahore on Sunday.
According to a notification issued by Prime Minister Office (PMO), Azam Swati has replaced Mr Rashid as railways minister.
Adviser to the PM on Finance Dr Hafeez Shaikh was elevated as Minister for Finance and was administered the oath of his new office by President Dr Arif Alvi.
This combination file photo shows Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (L) and Hafeez Sheikh (R). DawnNewsTV/Radio Pak
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise cabinet reshuffle, portfolios of three ministers were changed and an adviser was appointed as minister on Friday with Sheikh Rashid Ahmed getting the coveted slot of interior minister, apparently to tackle the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) sit-in likely to be staged in Islamabad following the opposition’s public meeting in Lahore on Sunday.
According to a notification issued by Prime Minister Office (PMO), Azam Swati has replaced Mr Rashid as railways minister.
Adviser to the PM on Finance Dr Hafeez Shaikh was elevated as Minister for Finance and was administered the oath of his new office by President Dr Arif Alvi.