PTI readies strategy if denied permission for Minar-e-Pakistan rally

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to proceed with its Lahore rally regardless of permissions, announcing plans to hold public meetings wherever convoys are halted. 

According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, the important consultative meeting of Tehreek-e-Insaf was chaired by Salman Akram Raja through Zoom meeting.

In the online meeting, the party leadership discussed strategies to counter any government restrictions, including plans for mobile rallies and bringing sound and lighting systems in vehicles. 

PTI has instructed its workers to remain peaceful and avoid confrontations with police while maintaining flexibility if Minar-e-Pakistan is not accessible or if they are directed to hold the rally outside the city.

In the meeting, Salman Akram Raja issued instructions to the party leaders, especially from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, that the caravans coming from different cities should start the rally wherever they were stopped.

It was also decided in the Zoom meeting that if the stage of the public meeting and containers are not allowed to be installed in Minar Pakistan, a mobile public meeting will be held.

It is worth mentioning that the PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter has made all preparations for the Lahore public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan on Saturday evening and each MPA has been tasked with bringing at least 500 workers with them. 

As per the plan, convoys from various regions, including Peshawar, Hazara, South, and Malakand, will set off from Swabi Interchange on the motorway.

KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur will lead the procession from Swabi to Lahore. The convoys will also bring heavy machinery to clear any roadblocks encountered along the way.

After gathering at Swabi at 9 am tomorrow, the convoys will head towards Hakla Interchange, where they will merge with other groups from Rawalpindi and Islamabad before making their way to Lahore. 

CM Ali Amin Gandapur has announced a major rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on September 21, aimed at achieving "true freedom" from what he calls a corrupt mafia and mandate thieves.

He urged the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to join him, leading convoys to Lahore for the rally. Gandapur called on citizens to come out of their homes and take part in the movement, emphasising that the time had come to free the nation from the current government's rule.

Reporter: Tayyab Saif