Firebrand cleric-cum-politician appointed as head of anti-government alliance in Pakistan

Firebrand cleric-cum-politician appointed as head of anti-government alliance in Pakistan

Firebrand cleric-cum-politician appointed as head of anti-government alliance in Pakistan

Islamabad : Firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been unanimously appointed the chief of the newly-formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an anti-government alliance launched by 11 Opposition parties to oust PM Imran Khan.

 

The decision was taken on Saturday during a virtual meeting of parties attended by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and three-time former PM Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal among other senior politicians.

‘it’s a sad day’

It is a sad day for Pakistan that an extremist mullah having ties with terrorists is selected to lead the Opposition movement. —Fawad Chaudhry, Pakistan Science & Tech Minister

Firebrand cleric-cum-politician appointed as head of anti-government alliance in Pakistan

Firebrand cleric-cum-politician appointed as head of anti-government alliance in Pakistan

PDM’s steering committee convener Ahsan Iqbal said Sharif proposed Rehman’s name as the alliance president and it was endorsed by Bilawal and others, the Dawn newspaper reported. Meanwhile, cience and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Pakistan people never allowed extremists to lead or mainstream politics. — PTI

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