Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), newly formed opposition alliance, will hold its first rally on October 11 in Quetta. This will be followed by a full-fledged anti-government movement in the country, PML-N leader Shahid Kahaqan Abbasi announced on Tuesday.
He was addressing a press conference with other opposition leaders in Islamabad to brief on decisions taken during the first PDM meeting.
“Space is shrinking for democracy in Pakistan, inflation is on rise and economy has been ruined,” said Abbasi, a former prime minister of the country, announcing that PDM movement will bring real political change in the country.
“This movement will keep growing and will be successful in ridding Pakistan of this undemocratic process,” said Abbasi, accompanied by other opposition leaders.
He said the steering committee, which will comprise two members from each party, held its first meeting today as well and an “organisational structure” will be sent to the opposition parties’ leaders following which the movement will be presented before the people.
“You will see that this movement will give rise to a true political change in Pakistan’s political history,” Abbasi said, adding that all opposition parties had consensus on the decisions taken today.
He said the movement’s future strategy will be decided in the second meeting of the steering committee next Monday.
After Quetta, he said other rallies will be also held in other three provincial capitals of the country as well as in the small cities of the country.
