Fazl changed Azadi March's date to Oct 31 under conspiracy: Haji Shaukat.

ISLAMABAD -- Parliamentary Secretary for Interior Haji Shaukat Ali Wednesday said JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman had changed the date of his so-called Azadi March from October 27 to October 31 under a conspiracy.

The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader, he said, wanted to take advantage of thousands of devotees who would be using the motorway to attend the annual Raiwind's congregation on that day, he said while talking to reporter.

He said,'Over 2 million people from across the country will attend the Raiwind Tableeghi Ijtema and the Maulana wants to use their caravans' presence on roads to justify his claim of 1.5 million participants in the march.'

He...