Govt to not permit any violence during PTI’s long march: Javed Latif

LAHORE, Oct 31 (SABAH): Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif on Monday said that the government will not allow any bloodshed during PTI long march.

Addressing a news conference in Lahore on Monday, Mian Javed Latif said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to raise public awareness about PTI’s so-called long march.

He said that former prime minister and Chairman PTI Imran Khan is worried due to failure of his long march and unable to decide what to do next as few thousand people are taking part in his march.

He said that the PTI Chairman is playing with people’s sentiments and country’s economy. The federal minister said that Imran Khan has become favourite person for Indian media due to baseless allegations against state institutions.

It is noteworthy here that the march commenced from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk on Friday last and according to schedule will reach Rawat by November 3, where the leadership will decide on the next course of action. The first priority of the party would be to hold a public rally, whereas the second priority would be to turn the protest into a sit-in. Revealing the itinerary, PTI leader Asad Umar has said that the march will reach Islamabad on November 4.

On behalf of the former ruling party, an application had also been submitted to the deputy commissioner of Islamabad for a rally and sit-in. The former prime minister informed the elected representatives, including central and provincial officials about the schedule of the march.