PDM parties gear up for tomorrow's rally.

RAWALPINDI -- For the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) protest scheduled to be held on Jan 19 (tomorrow), three main parties - PPP, PML-N and JUI-F - will bring separate rallies from the garrison city.

The participants will enter the federal capital from Faizabad, I.J. Principal Road and Srinagar Highway to gather outside the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The PML-N participants led by Maryam Nawaz will march from Shamsabad Park, commonly known as Nawaz Sharif Park on Murree Road.

'Though the plan is ready but we will change it as per decision of PDM core committee meeting on Jan 18 [today],' PML-N Metropolitan President and former mayor Sardar Naseem said while talking to Dawn.

He said all leaders and party ticket holders of 2018 elections and union council former chairmen will gather at the place with their workers and supporters.

'Women's wing, youth and students' wing will lead their rallies separately, joining the main rally of Maryam Nawaz,' he added.

Party workers and supporters have been asked to attend the event, he said, adding Ms Nawaz will be given a rousing welcome in Rawalpindi as she is leading the main rally.

Other PDM parties have their own programmes and in this regard representatives of the movement's local chapter are meeting today.

The JUI-F rally will depart for Islamabad from Peshawar Road, led by Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri.

A senior JUI-F leader told Dawn that a meeting of the party's local chapter was held at Jamia Islamia to chalk out the plan, adding all party leaders from Rawalpindi and adjoining areas had been asked to bring maximum people for the protest.

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