February 09, 2021
HYDERABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will hold a power show in Hyderabad today as it ramps up pressure on the PTI-led government ahead of its long march in Islamabad.
The public gathering is being hosted by the PPP on the Hatri bypass ground. The venue and streets of the city are filled with party flags and banners.
The organisers have set up seats for the attendees. PPP leader Shazia Marri says close to 50,000 to 60,000 seats have been placed.
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PDM head Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is already in Karachi, and PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address the gathering.
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz will not be attending the gathering. She cancelled her trip to Karachi after her daughter Mehrunnisa Safdar was hospitalised due to an accident.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had said that the Hyderabad jalsa will be "bigger than all other PDM jalsas of the past."
According to the report, several roads and buildings in the city have been decorated with PDM's flags and portraits of its leaders, while a reception camp has also been set up for the jalsa.