Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the PTI Karachi rally will be live-streamed on a big screen in Jhelum. He made the statements in a video message uploaded on PTI’s official Twitter page.
Fawad Chaudhry invited the public to attend the live screening of the rally at Shandar Chowk in Jhelum at 9:30 pm on Saturday. Most importantly, Jhelum is famous as the city of soldiers.
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“Pakistan’s movement for freedom, autonomy, and sovereignty should not cease. The contributions of our soldiers and martyrs in Jhelum toward Pakistan’s sovereignty and freedom should not be forgotten,” Fawad Chaudhry said.
“We should stand with Imran Khan,” Fawad Chaudhry further added.
ہفتے کی رات ساڑھے نو بجے شاندار چوک جہلم پہنچیں،ہم سب ملکر عمران خان کے کراچی جلسے کی تقریر بڑی اسکرین پر دیکھیں گے-@fawadchaudhry#امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور pic.twitter.com/XF2nWz9TJT
— PTI (@PTIofficial) April 15, 2022
After the successful Peshawar rally, PTI is gearing up for the upcoming Karachi rally scheduled for Saturday. Calling it the biggest rally ever witnessed by Karachi, PTI is busy making preparations.
Moreover, the public of Karachi is also excitedly awaiting the former prime minister of Pakistan. In fact, a huge crowd already gathered at the venue two days ahead of the rally. Videos of the crowd went viral on social media.
PTI's Karachi Jalsa is two nights away and this was the situation there a few hours ago pic.twitter.com/fx0NjDlADM
— Siasat.pk (@siasatpk) April 14, 2022
Media blackout for Peshawar rally
Interestingly, following his ouster, Imran Khan has gained the sympathies of the public even more. Ever since Imran Khan left office, the public has vowed to support him at all costs. As a result, Imran Khan pulled an impressive crowd at the Peshawar jalsa as thousands of supporters came out to hear his speech.
Moreover, videos from the historic jalsa literally show a sea of supporters all packed in a large field. People even jam-packed the streets leading to the venue. Finance and Health Minister of KPK Taimur Khan said they had to break the boundary walls to make space for the crowd.
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However, there are reports that the mainstream media did not provide coverage of the PTI rally in Peshawar.
Media blackout of PTI Jalsa. What a shame.
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) April 13, 2022
In a Tweet, former SAPM Dr. Shahbaz Gill shared Nayatel’s live viewership data as of 11:35 pm across 15 cities on April 13. According to the statistics, ARY News alone garnered 56.1% views compared to 14 other channels, including Geo News, Samaa News, and Dawn News. Furthermore, Shahbaz Gill noted that the media blackout of the rally affected these channels’ viewership. Therefore, the public in different cities will most probably make its own arrangements and perhaps hold gatherings for the screening of the Karachi rally.
Here is one interesting way to show public pulse:
This is the live viewership of TV channels on Nayatel as of 11:35pm in 15 cities all over Pakistan.
Notice how the media blackout of #Peshawar Jalsa is impacting the viewership of all the channels compared to ARY. pic.twitter.com/6CVPHpfOZ4
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) April 13, 2022