Islamabad, 26 February (HS): The opposition parties on Tuesday vowed to go ahead with their two-day Grand Alliance Conference under any circumstances starting today (Wednesday) here.
In an emergency huddle at the residence of the head of Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, senior opposition politicians reviewed the political situation and gave final touches to the arrangements of the proposed conference. It was declared that the conference would be held under any circumstances. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Salman Akram Raja, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Nasir Shirazi and other leaders participated in the meetingand have started working on a strategy to put the federal government under control by forming a grand alliance. The two-day conference of the opposition grand alliance has started here today.
According to The News newspaper, many speakers in the conference accused the federal government of killing the Constitution. PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja, Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) chief Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Awam Pakistan’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, MWM’s Nasir Shirazi and others are present in the conference. This grand alliance has been named Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).
The grand alliance said in a statement, Pakistan has been facing serious crises over time. Initially we tried to lay the foundation of a developing, prosperous and democratic state, but conspiracies, interference of undemocratic forces, weak political system, corruption and institutional conflicts have pushed the country into a quagmire of instability.
The head of Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, said that they were rebels against the forces that are running the country through corruption and violence. “We will hold these illegitimate rulers accountable in every street. We do not accept this illegitimate assembly,”
You cannot silence the voices of democracy and human rights. Come rain or storm, the national conference will be held,” he contended.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said , we will raise our voice on human rights violations. “Whatever the cowardly and scared government does, we will definitely hold the conference,” he stressed.
The schedule of the conference has been released with a statement that says,“The history of Pakistan is witness that the country has been suffering from severe crises over time. Initially, we tried to lay the foundation of a developing, prosperous and democratic state,spiracies, interference of undemocratic forces, weak political system, corruption and institutional conflicts have pushed the country into the quagmire of instability.
Sahibzada Hamid Gaza said,
Pakistan is currently going through its most critical period in history. The general elections of February 8, 2024, raised questions about the democratic process, trampled the mandate of the people and put democratic values on the backburner. This has put the country at a crossroads where it has become impossible to move forward, and every passing day is increasing disappointment and uncertainty among the people.
These elections have not only put the political process but also the future of Pakistan as a republic in question.”
Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
