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IMRAN KHAN CANCELS NOV. 2 DHARNA AFTER SUPREME COURT ORDERS, INVITES NATION TO CELEBRATE AT PARADE GROUND.
Following a Supreme Court decision to form a judicial commission to investigate the Panama Papers scandal and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s alleged link to offshore bank accounts, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday announced it had cancelled a planned “lock down” of the federal capital.
“I thank all my supporters for fighting to rid this country of corruption,” cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan announced outside his Bani Gala residence. “Now, go home and rest because you have to return to Islamabad again tomorrow.”
Instead of a dharna or protest, Khan said, the party would now mark Nov. 2 as a “day of gratitude” and would celebrate its victory at the Supreme Court.
Earlier, PTI spokesman Naeemul Haq had claimed the party would go ahead with the Nov. 2 dharna, claiming the Panama Papers were a “small part” of the corruption plaguing the country.