PTI has received approval for an August 27 rally, as confirmed by Latif Khosa

PTI has been granted permission to hold a rally on August 27, with the location to be decided on August 16, according to PTI’s lawyer, Latif Khosa.

Latif Khosa expressed that today the spirits of Allama Iqbal, Quaid-e-Azam, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto must be restless.

He questioned if the country is to be run by the military, establishment or executive then are the people mere sheep? If so, he suggested  that the constitution might be thrown in the trash.

He emphasized that according to divine law that right to govern belongs to the people.

He further stated that the constitution affirms that only the representatives elected by the people are the state.

These representatives are paid through the taxpayers’ hard-earned money and it is the constitution that sets the limits and guidelines.

Following the permission to hold the rally, former Speaker of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser announced that this time August 14 will be celebrated under the banner of “real freedom” with rallies and processions.

Seminars will also be held in all four provinces to promote this idea of real freedom.

Asad Qaiser also criticized the government saying that Maryam Nawaz despite being part of an illegitimate government portrays herself as a Martial Law Administrator.

He stressed that for Pakistan to progress the constitution must be upheld. Those who chant slogans of respecting the vote are not even willing to allow their opponents to hold rallies.

He pointed out that the public is aware of how many seats the PML-N won in Punjab during the February 8 elections, and if Nawaz Sharif had any moral courage, he would have accepted the election defeat.

40% of industries in Faisalabad have shut down

He further mentioned the wheat scandal in Punjab, where corruption was rampant and criticized the government’s handling of electricity prices which has made life difficult for the people. He noted that 40% of industries in Faisalabad have shut down.

He also referred to the Supreme Court’s full-court decision on reserved seats and condemned the subsequent legislation against it, labeling the current government as fundamentally illegitimate.