PTI leaders are resolute to hold a public gathering at Mazar-i-Quaid in Karachi with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi making his way to the mausoleum, while the party says authorities have blocked the routes to bar its workers from reaching the venue.
The rally has been planned as part of the KP CM’s four-day visit to Sindh, who is leading his party’s street mobilisation movement. The visit began with CM Afridi’s arrival in Karachi ، followed by his tours of Hyderabad and Jamshoro districts ۔
At 7:44pm, PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh said CM Afridi’s convoy was facing delays “due to obstructions at various places, and the public’s affection, welcomes and responses at numerous places”.
At around 9pm, Sheikh said the KP CM would reach the venue in five minutes, and lashed out at the Sindh police and government for their actions.
The Sindh government has permitted the PTI to hold a rally at Bagh-i-Jinnah. However, the PTI, citing a delay in receiving the permit, earlier announced it would organise the gathering at one of the gates of Mazar-i-Quaid.
The PTI also shared visuals of the welcome accorded to the party caravan by their supporters in Baldia Town and Ittehad Town’s Khyber Chowk.
