PPP to hold Protect Democracy Rally on 26th

Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Karachi Division announced on Thursday to carry out ‘protect democracy rally’ on October 26 in a riposte against PML-N for spearheading the ‘go-Zardari-go’ campaign and described it as an attempt to derail democracy.”Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Nawaz Sharif is waging war against the long-awaited democracy through his bigoted policies and now making foul attempts to assume power,” said Najmi Alam, President PPP Karachi Division at a press conference at Karachi Press Club.He told that Peoples Youth Karachi Division would lead the rally from Peoples Secretariat near Mazar-e-Quaid to Karachi Press Club to show the strength of party. He warned the PPP won’t tolerate any attempt to disrupt democratic process in the country. “We will show PML-N our strength the same day they are holding protest against PPP and the democracy,” he added.He recalled that PML-Chief, being a part of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), formed All Party Democratic Alliance (APDM) in 2007 and decided to contest General Elections of 2008, reneging its earlier pledge to boycott the election.He said Nawaz Sharif had backtracked on his promises many a times including non-allotment of party ticket to fake degree holders, refraining from horse trading and struggle against anti-democratic forces. “All such statements later proved to be no more than a word of mouth,” he criticized.He said PML-N Chief returned to the country after observing that the then President General Pervaiz Musharraf had lost all his powers.He said Shaheed Benazir Bhutto welcomed Sharif into ARD but he flew off to Jeddah, leaving country in serious political crisis.