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'No one can minus Imran': Senate opp leader says only PTI founder can postpone Sept 27 Islamabad march

Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas on Saturday said only PTI founder Imran Khan had the authority to postpone his party’s countrywide protest planned for September 27. The PTI has called for a nationwide protest , including a “ long march ” to Islamabad, to demand the release of party founder Imran Khan and mobilise people for the supremacy of the Constitution. The…

'No one can minus Imran': Senate opp leader says only PTI founder can postpone Sept 27 Islamabad march

Senate opposition leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas declared on Saturday that only PTI founder Imran Khan had the authority to postpone the party’s planned nationwide protest on September 27. The PTI has called for a march to Islamabad to demand the release of Imran Khan and uphold the Constitution. Abbas’ opposition alliance, Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP), has pledged its support for the protest.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who initiated a meeting with Abbas, told reporters that only Imran Khan could postpone the September 27 protest. The meeting reportedly took place on September 14. Abbas reiterated that no one could inhibit Imran Khan’s authority to postpone the march without consulting him.

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