Alliance of opposition parties to hold first rally in Quetta on October 11

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) said on Tuesday it would hold its first public rally on October 11 in Quetta, adding that the event would mark the beginning of the group's anti-government campaign that would engulf the country in the coming days.
The PDM is an alliance of various political factions that attended the opposition's multiparty conference on September 20 that agreed on launching countrywide protest demonstrations to bring down the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) administration.
The opposition parties announced to take decisive action in January by marching toward the federal capital to build pressure on the government.
Addressing a news conference after the first meeting of its steering committee, opposition leaders pledged to continue their struggle against the government and promised "true political change" in the country.
The PDM meeting was convened only a day after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in a corruption reference.
PDM leaders denounced the development while addressing the news conference, adding that such arrests would further erode people's trust in democracy and produce more political frustration in the country.
The PDM steering committee will hold its next meeting on Monday to consolidate the alliance's future political strategy.