Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahirul Qadri announced that both Imran Khan and Asif Ali Zardari will share the same container tomorrow at their anti-government protest on the Lahore Mall Road.
Speaking to press conference today, he warned Punjab government against taking any action regarding their decisive protest aimed at attaining justice for victims of the Model Town incident.
“There will be one mosque, one container tomorrow. Both Imran Khan and Asif Zardari will share the container,” he stated.
Earlier reports suggested that the there is a little chance that Imran Khan and Asif Zardari will share the same stage during PAT’s protest despite the claims made by Qadri.
Qadri meets Zardari
Later on in the day, Qadri arrived at Lahore’s Bilawal House to meet Asif Zardari where the two conducted joined press conference. The PAT leader thanked Zardari for providing the support of PPP in the Mall Road protest.
“Zardari assured full support from his party (PPP),” Qadri told media. He added the a movement will be initiated after tomorrow’s Mall Road sit-in.
Qadri explained that the future strategy for the anti-government protests will be announced on Jan 17 with the united opposition including Imran Khan and Asif Zardari at the stage.
PTI denies the claim
PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry has denied PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri’s claim of Imran Khan and Asif Ali Zardari sharing the same stage.
He addressed a press conference in Lahore and said that PTI does not want to give any idea to the people that would remotely add to the notion that Imran and Zardari have joined hands.
Chaudhry cleared that PTI chief and Zardari would arrive on stage in different sessions during the protest.
Clarification of PTI has come in after PAT chief claimed earlier in the day today of Imran and Zardari sharing the stage purportedly simultaneously seeking ousting of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) over alleged injustice in Model Town tragedy.
