Maulana Fazl announces 'Azadi March' towards Islamabad on Oct 27.

Rehman, the chief of his eponymous faction of JUI, gave the protest call on Thursday to oust the government, setting aside all speculations.

The two main opposition parties - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - tried earlier this week to discourage him from 'going solo' with the anti-government rally, but to no avail.

A PML-N delegation met Rehman on October 2 to convince him against the march. The JUI-F chief, at a joint presser following that meeting, dropped a hint that his party might consider the proposal.

However, after an intra-party consultative session of the JUI-F top cadres the next day decided against delaying the march. Rehman, flanked by his top party aides, confirmed to the media following the session that their march would begin...