JUI-F's anti-Israel rally warns govt against recognising Zionist state.

KARACHI -- The massive power show of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) to condemn the atrocities of Israel against Palestinians and stop any move to recognise the Zionist state by the Pakistan government turned into an anti-government rally where leaders of the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan was selling out Kashmir.

The opposition leaders vowed that their rally that would be held on February 5 in Rawalpindi would lead to the fall of 'pro-India government' of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.

Thursday's rally near Mazar-i-Quaid on New M.A. Jinnah Road was mainly organised by the JUI-F, and attended and addressed by leaders of the PDM including former prime minister and senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Saeed Ghani of the PPP.

They warned the PTI government that any move in favour of Israel could lead to serious repercussions in the country.

PDM leaders claim Imran Khan betraying Kashmir cause

The JUI-F and PDM chief, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, took a step forward in his address to the charged crowd and asked the thousands of participants to be ready for Feb 5 rally in Rawalpindi where the opposition parties would be showing solidarity with the people of Kashmir, which was 'sold out' by PM Imran Khan.

He added that that the PDM activities were not going to end anytime soon.

'Keep your passion and motivation charged as this will ultimately lead to the fall of this unjust government,' he said to receive a roar from the crowd. 'After Feb 5 rally in Rawalpindi, we would be back here [in Karachi] and then from here we would move to Hyderabad with the same spirit. The free Palestine state and end of unjust Israel is a part of JUI-F manifesto. We will not stop this momentum.'

He accused PM Khan of hatching conspiracies to bury the Kashmir issue since his days in the opposition and for that he had proposed a formula which had allowed the Indian government to justify its claims on the disputed territory.

He asked the people of Pakistan to not trust clarifications of the government about Israel and referred to statements of the PM about India before and after winning the general elections.

'He [PM Khan] was the one who came up with the formula to divide Kashmir between India and Pakistan,' the maulana claimed.

'He was the one who prayed for the victory of extremists and Narendra Modi. And now finally he has sold out...