PTI may announce withdrawal of long march call soon: MQM

PTI may announce withdrawal of long march call soon: MQM
By Dawn.com
Updated about 8 hours ago

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LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders on Tuesday said that protests and demonstration activities should be avoided given the current fragile situation of the country. Quoting sources, they added that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan would take back his August 14 callfor the 'Azadi march', according to a statement released on the MQM's website.

Senior members of the MQM Tariq Javed, Qasim Ali and Mustafa Aziz Abadi in a joint statement strongly appealed to all parties to take steps with caution, keeping in view the critical situation of the country.

In a political twist to the increasingly complex PTI long march, the leaders said reports were received from credible sources regarding Imran Khan's decision to withdraw his August 14 call for the march in Islamabad, which according to the MQM leaders, would be announced soon.

They further said that if the reports held true, then the decision would be a blessing for the nation.

The MQM website said that the leaders issued the statement after offering Eidul Fitr prayers.

Earlier on Monday, PTI chairman Imran Khan had ruled out any deal with the government over the party’s planned march on the capital on the Independence Day.

Talking to reporters during a visit to the IDP camp here, Imran Khan said: “The time for talks is over. We waited 14 months and tried all legal options.” The issue of verification of votes in four constituencies was also taken up in parliament but the PTI got no relief, he added.

“We had requested for the constitution of a judicial commission to probe the issue but that demand was also ignored. Now the decision will be made on August 14,” he said.

Meanwhile, Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on July 26 had announced the government's decision to call in the military to take control of Islamabad from August 1 for a period of three months.

The government's move was termed as dangerous by the PTI, while Nisar, giving an explantion over invoking Article 245 of the Constitution the next day, had said, that the move had no link with "any political rally or party", and had been decided owing to security concerns at the time of the launch of the Zarb-i-Azb operation against Taliban militants in North Waziristan tribal region

if they decide to back-off ... public will say IK " Fcuk off "

Noora kushti.

Paid propaganda by Nawaz league to MQm ..

Altafists going at it again with their usual baseless junk.

Khalidr said:

Paid propaganda by Nawaz league to MQm ..

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Kabhi arsalan iftikhar ko aagay ker daitay hain, Kabhi army ko aor kabhi MQM ko. Khud policy kia hai

MQM ko kese pata unko bhi khwaab aaya hai kya

Well let's hope it happens and let's hope the nooners start something, we sure would like to finish it off.

yeh altap bhai ka resignation nahi hai bacho !

They have come too far, thus I will take the news with a pinch of salt.

Since when is MQM spokes person for PTI

Azaadi March should happen and it will happen, if it does not and Imran does back off, he will loose many supporters.

Another desperate try by MQM to be a part of AZAADI march train , which just took off out of station, sorry folks you were too, slow to react!

look if Imran demands are meet by PML N then what is the issue? i mean Imran is not TUQ that he should just do publicity stunts like TUQ did in islamabad last year.

So yes if Imran decides to call it off due to legitimate reasons then good. Maybe MQM knows that PML N is planning to open the 4 halkas for vote verification.

so just wait and watch what NOORAs do next. after all MQM has people sitting in government they know the talks that happen.