Maulana Fazl calls on PM Imran to resign in 48 hours.

ISLAMABAD -- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday gave the final ultimatum to Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying the joint opposition parties would be forced to think of another strategy if the prime minister failed to 'resign within two days'. Addressing a massive gathering at the H-9 venue in the federal capital where theAzadi March culminated on Thursday, Maulana Fazl said it will come down to the voters to decide the next move for the Azadi March. He said the vote of the public was 'stolen' hence it will be for the people to decide the strategy for the protest. 'This mammoth crowd has the power to arrest the prime minister from his residence,' Fazl warned. 'We will not be able to exercise any patience after that point,' he said, calling upon the country's 'institutions' to remain impartial to avoid 'conflict'.

'People say we are using the religious card, but if the Constitution allows us to use Islam, I will use it. Who are you to stop me? Pakistan and Islam cannot be separated,' he said. Fazl also criticised the government's economic policies allegedly dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the opposition cannot accept a 'slave' economy imposed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. He claimed that the country's current economic managers have been appointed by the IMF and the government is bent upon implementing a 'western' economic system in the country. Speaking at the rally, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal BhuttoZardari...