Imran Khan's party to resume protests this week
The march was halted on November 3 following an assassination attempt against PTI's leader, Imran Khan, which left him with a wounded leg.
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The dominant opposition party in Pakistan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), announced on Monday that the party is scheduled to resume its protest march on November 9.
The march was halted on November 3 following an assassination attempt against PTI's leader, Imran Khan, which left him with a wounded leg.
Submitted resolution this morning at Sindh Assembly condemning attempted assassination attack on Chairman & demanding registration of FIR according to the preference of Imran Khan as stated in Article 25 of the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/Jj0ad1Yhbo
— Khurrum Sher Zaman 🇵🇰 (@KhurumSherZaman) November 7, 2022
The postponement was announced via broadcaster GEO TV by PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry.
Other sources report that the resumption of the protests is scheduled on November 10.
PTI has announced that the long march, which was halted after an assassination attempt on former prime minister and party chief Imran Khan, would now resume on November 10 (Thursday), ARY News reported on Monday.
— ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) November 7, 2022
Read More: https://t.co/TykWwC4FKc#ARYNews #PTILongMarch pic.twitter.com/N7jN9Ste5b
The protests initially began on October 28 to force the government to launch early elections.
New, progressive Pakistan is ready to welcome independent early elections! #PakistanNeedsElections@TeamiPians#حقیقی_آزادی_لانگ_مارچ pic.twitter.com/IbsEfShi1j
— Humaira Zia (@humaira_zia) November 2, 2022
In previous marches, the crowd was often met with police brutality, often leaving several people injured, particularly in the May 25 march.
The party had decided at the time to halt the protests to avoid further violence.
On October 21, Pakistan's electoral authorities announced that they ruled out former Prime Minister Imran Khan from running in the upcoming elections scheduled to be held between August and November next year.
The reason, according to the authorities, was that Khan failed to share details of the gifts, incomes, and proceeds he had received.
In August, the country's coalition government filed a motion against Khan over this.
As a result, Khan was unseated from the National Assembly and was barred from running for political office for five years.
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Khan was ousted back in April by the opposition through a no-confidence motion, as lawmakers from his party, Tehreek-e-Insaf, boycotted the vote.
Since Khan's ousting, there has been a plethora of nationwide protests calling for a snap election as the country sinks further into economic devastation - particularly after floods took the lives of hundreds and destroyed numerous infrastructures.
The Election Commission of Pakistan said the new election will not be held until May 2023.
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