A delegation of the Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Aain-i-Pakistan (TTAP) headed from Islamabad to Lahore on Thursday as part of the opposition’s street mobilisation campaign.
The alliance’s spokesperson said on Wednesday that the delegation would depart on a three-day visit to Lahore as part of the opposition’s “street mobilisation”. He said the TTAP leaders will organise “political and social meetings” in Lahore, adding that the politicians will also hold meetings at Zaman Park, Imran Khan’s residence in the provincial capital.
A post shared by the TTAP on X said that the delegation, headed by the alliance’s head Mahmood Khan Achakzai, had left for Lahore.
A separate video showed Achakzai speaking to the media before the departure.
“We are not going to Lahore to conquer, curse at anyone or throw rocks at them; our slogan is that we are setting out to end oppression and cruelty,” he said.
Achakzai, who has been nominated as the next opposition leader in the National Assembly, called on the public to stand with the opposition against a Parliament “thrust upon” Pakistan.
Achakzai stressed that the country was suffering from “endless issues because of ill-intended decisions”.
“The government itself knows that it is invalid,” he said.
“In this regard, the TTAP has appealed to people from all walks of life to protest on Feb 8 and come stand with us,” he said, calling on people to “close their shops, rickshaws, and taxis”.
