ISLAMABAD: On the call of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan, PTI will observe Black Day tomorrow to mark a significant protest against what they call the rigging of the 2024 elections.
In a video message, Chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has urged overseas Pakistanis to record their protest against electoral rigging in their respective countries.
“On Feb 8 last year, the votes polled by people for PTI chief Imran Khan were stolen,” the chief minister said, adding a similar incident in 1971 led to the country’s disintegration.
He said some institutions and the government that came into being through rigged polls caused great damage to national interests.
“I request you all to play your role in upholding the Constitution and democracy in Pakistan,” he said.
PTI denied permission for Feb 8 protest rally in Lahore
Gandapur asked people from the province to attend the PTI gathering in Swabi on February 8 to highlight their struggle for rights.
Meanwhile, PTI has decided not to stage any rally or protest on Black Day in Islamabad on Saturday (tomorrow), sources said.
The leadership and workers from the federal capital would participate in the provincial rally.
Protests are planned in 13 districts of Southern Punjab on Saturday while the leadership in Sindh would hold demonstrations in Karachi and their respective constituencies, they added.
Khan’s party decided to stage a rally after the talks with the government abruptly ended.