[🇵🇰] How Establishment blocked PTI jalsa in Lahore

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Anti-climactic end to PTI’s Lahore power show as police clear stage, lights go out after 6pm deadline​

Dawn.com | Imran Gabol
September 21, 2024

Darkness at the venue for the PTI’s power show in Lahore on Saturday. — DawnNewsTV

The rally ground for the PTI’s power show in Lahore on Saturday. — DawnNewsTV

KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur’s convoy moves towards Lahore for party’s power show on Saturday. — X/PTIofficial

The PTI’s much-awaited Lahore power show seemingly met an anti-climactic end as lights went out and police personnel cleared the stage after the 6pm deadline expired following some speeches from leaders to supporters at Kahna in the provincial capital’s Ring Road area on Saturday.

Footage showed PTI supporters and leaders clearing the stage, leaving it empty.

Earlier, supporters took out their cellphones and used them to light up the rally venue while the party announced on its YouTube livestream that even the sound system was turned off due to the conditions of the no-objection certificate.

“The last breaths of the revolution! At 6:38pm,” said Punjab minister Marriyum Aurangzeb in a dig at the party rally while sharing images of the empty stage.

Similarly, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari termed the event the “PTI’s funeral”.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub had not arrived at the venue by the time of the deadline’s expiry. Gandapur later managed to reach the venue.

In a video message, he thanked the people of Lahore and KP for coming out for the rally and “combatting fascism”.

He said he would make his planned speech on Sunday instead and made it clear that the PTI did not accept the “Form 47” government or any constitutional amendment by it, adding that the party stood with the judiciary.

 

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An AI-generated video message authorised by PTI founder and former premier Imran Khan was also released.

“You’ve never left me hopeless,” Imran said in the message. “Once again, in spite of restrictions by the government, you came out to stand for true freedom.”

He said that holding rallies was the PTI’s constitutional right, adding that for 18 months, the PTI had not been allowed to host one in the city of Lahore.

“This is the first government in our country’s history, who are so openly destroying democracy,” he said.

“Our rally aimed to protect the Supreme Court, democracy and freedom,” Imran added.

He likened the current political climate to that of East Pakistan in 1971, stating that democracy was being destroyed for political gain. “If we do not learn from this, the country will be irreparably damaged,” he added.

“I urge the youth to raise their voices against this government who wants to hold them back and destroy democracy,” Imran said. “Whenever the PTI calls on you to defend the Constitution, answer the call”.

 

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