Both Imran Khan and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq arrived in Karachi on Saturday and were greeted at the airport by tens of thousands of workers and supporters.
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The participants marched towards the Mazar-e-Quaid and were accorded a warm welcome.
Now a days political parties have different venues to show their strength, such one front is social media, as Imran Khan and Siraj ul Haq rallying in the roads of Karachi, social media team of PTI, JI and MQM making trends to show their power on virtual front.
“Criminals and Qabza mafia have taken control of the country and they have united in the name of saving democracy”, said the PTI chief. They had only informed the administration a day earlier about their plan to hold the rally, he told Dawn, adding that they were required to seek a written permission before taking out any rally.
“The people of Karachi will say goodbye for good to extortionists, target killers and those who used to stuff human bodies in gunny bags”, he said.
The PTI and JI have formed an alliance in Karachi against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) which has recently swept local government election in the second phase in other urban centers of Sindh.
Speaking at a corner meeting in Banaras Colony, he said, “We will destroy the monopoly of a single party in Karachi and create history”, Imran said, apparently criticising the MQM. The minister said all the political leadership has followed the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan for upcoming local government election.
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He said politicians come in power to maximize their wealth but his party believes in serving the people.
