The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of opposition parties, has announced nationwide protests and rallies since October 20 against the spiraling inflation, which began yesterday in Rawalpindi with a handful of workers
A meeting chaired by Opposition Leader Shahbaz Sharif in the National Assembly decided to launch a nationwide protest against inflation and economic woes and to start from Rawalpindi. A protest was staged outside the Rawalpindi Press Club in which local leaders and workers of JUI-F and PML-N participated
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PDM workers removed all barricades on Murree Road by the administration and police and marched in front of Liaquat Bagh, but their numbers could be counted on their fingers. A handful of workers attended the rally, chanting slogans against the government, including flour thieves, power thieves and gas thieves. PML-N women workers staged a sit-in on Murree Road
A handful of PML-N workers blocked Murree Road with dozens of vehicles parked, blocking Murree Road for several hours and causing long queues of vehicles, government sources said. There is no threat to the government from the protest with the workers. PML-N workers are also not joining the protest against the government. Even if such a protest is held on a daily basis, there is no threat to the government