ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday decided to hold an anti-inflation march in the Federal Capital on March 23 — Pakistan Day — in light of the “government’s failures” on several fronts.
PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, addressing a press conference after a summit of the party chiefs, said: “People from across the country will gather in Islamabad. A huge protest will be held in the [capital] against inflation.”
PDM’s provincial chapters will hold meetings to prepare for the march, he said. In Punjab, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif will call a meeting, Fazl will hold a meeting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) President Mahmood Khan Achakzai in Balochistan, while JUI-P President Shah Owais Noorani will hold a meeting in Sindh.
“A seminar will also be held. But before that, I will meet the lawyers’ committee — Supreme Court Bar Association and Pakistan Bar Council — and hold consultations,” he said.
