LAHORE – While the mainstream opposition parties stand united – at least on TV screens – against the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), social media users in Pakistan appear divided as always.
Although Imran Khan has shared the stage before with Dr Tahirul Qadri during Islamabad sit-in when he launched a countrywide protest movement over 2013 electoral fraud, this is going to be the first time Asif Ali Zardari will join top leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) at Lahore’s Mall Road over 2014 Model Town killings. The co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will be accompanied by ex-PM Raja Pervez Ashraf and others.
As the PAT is set to relaunch its protest campaign to “force the PML-N out of power – both in the federal and provincial governments”, a political storm has hit the country’s social media with people sharing hilarious memes of the ‘grand alliance’.
Here are a few of the funniest tweets:
https://twitter.com/NasrullahMalik1/status/953585890596675589
https://twitter.com/MZakir11/status/953531764428992513
https://twitter.com/ChkhizarAslam/status/953523571829149697
https://twitter.com/arsalanashraff/status/953598778363146240
https://twitter.com/kzkashif01/status/953589984715517952
https://twitter.com/Gfakehoon/status/953603611904430080
https://twitter.com/pmln_muhammad/status/953594495534321666
https://twitter.com/AamiraZartash/status/953611209214963712
Few took to the social networking sites with some serious words:
We know why PAT and PPP blocking Mall Rd Lahore. We also know why SS is scared on Model Town rally. What we don’t know why is PTI joining hands with Asif Zardari @Muqabil92 @92newschannel 1005 pm
— Amir Mateen (@AmirMateen2) January 15, 2018
Former PM Raja Ashraf whose was against #DrQadri Long March in 2013, now he is united with #TuQ to seek justice for #ModelTownMassacre #Lahore #JusticeForZainab
Former President Zardari and Imran Khan due to join #DrQadri #PAT #PPP #PTI pic.twitter.com/DstCetF9Hm
— Shahid Mursaleen (@ShahidMursaleen) January 17, 2018
While success or failure of the Lahore Joint Opposition Protest today is of no consequence to PAT from the 2018Gen Elections point of view the PPP & PTI will have a lot at stake for them (from the elections point of view).In my opinion PPP and PTI have made an error of judgement
— MasoodSharif Khattak (@MSharifKhattak) January 17, 2018
Many were proved to be a big support to the opposition’s cause:
https://twitter.com/hasanmsm/status/953593445054144513
https://twitter.com/AnjumKiani/status/953592934984712192
https://twitter.com/ammarkhi/status/953544380778012672
https://twitter.com/CheemaMSM/status/953589900552671232
https://twitter.com/iAmUmairAmir/status/953601828540776448
https://twitter.com/RaufGi/status/953614182691364864
