PPP announces schedule for party's anti-govt long march

Karachi: Amid charged atmosphere of bringing no-confidence motion against the PTI-led government, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) on Tuesday announced the schedule of the party’s long march that is set to take place on February 27.

Led by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the march will begin from Karachi and will reach the capital in 10 days passing through 34 different cities.

Per the schedule, the long march will start from Karachi’s Mazar-e-Quaid on February 27 and will stay in Sukkur overnight. PPP leader Khurshid Shah will host the convoy in Sukkur, where Bilawal will address the gathering.

The marchers' next stop will be Rahim Yar Khan on February 28, while they will reach Multan on March 1, where they will be hosted by the former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.

On March 2, the long march will reach Chichawatni where it will gather 100,000 people.

The march will then reach Lahore on March 3 where more people will gather to depart for Wazirabad on March 4.

The march participants will assemble in Islamabad on March 6.