PTI rally in solidarity with CJP on Saturday.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has urged his supporters to take to the streets on Saturday to express solidarity with Chief Justice Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial. In a video message issued on social media on Wednesday, the former prime minister called on every individual to come out of their homes to streets and markets one hour before Maghrib prayers on Saturday to show their backing of the CJP and to uphold the rule of law. According to Imran, the country is on a critical juncture with inflation and unemployment at an all-time high, and with the "mafia's grip on the nation". The ex-premier claimed that the current government fears defeat in the elections, and therefore they are resorting to destroy the country's Constitution and malign Supreme Court.

Imran also accused the "mafia" of spreading propaganda against the CJP and other SC judges, calling on the nation to come...

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