Imran Khan, which claims to have the solutions to address deep-rooted
problems of the country’s troubled Balochistan province, has postponed
its public meeting planned to be organised in Quetta on March 23,
fearing a backlash from nationalist and separatist forces. The
PTI will now hold the event on April 6 instead of the earlier declared date falling on Pakistan Day.
But political gurus think this will send a bad signal across the
affected land where a feeling of alienation and deprivation has more
intense of late. In his very last main public gathering in Karachi on
the grounds opposite the mausoleum of Quaidi Azam, Imran had announced
he’d arrange his party’s next rally in Balochistan on March 23. Imran
Khan had claimed an even much bigger meeting than the one in Lahore on
October 30 and then in Karachi on December 25. When contacted for
opinions, PTI
secretary general, Dr Arif Alvi, says the decision to change the date
was taken because the party required additional time to put up an
extraordinary show in Quetta.
Dr Arif Alvi also refused the thought that Imran was convinced to
postpone the gathering after his reportedly very first meeting with
Akhtar Mengal in Dubai a week ago. He mentioned that some matters
required to be resolved first, including selecting the location of the
event, as a few provincial office-bearers desired to have it in Jinnah
Stadium while others opposed it.
