Last Sunday was dubbed ‘political Sunday’ by the media. The PTI, undeterred by the murder of their MPA in KPK by a fellow minority PTI member, was holding a festival in Islamabad’s F-9 park to celebrate their 10thfounding day, the JI was holding a protest rally on the Mall in Lahore, the MQM was protesting against their ‘missing’ workers outside the CM House in Karachi and the newly minted Pak Sarzmeen Party was holding a rally next to the Quaid e Azam Mausoleum in Karachi in what was a show of strength. Political Sunday passed peacefully barring disturbances for ordinary citizens, huge expenditures, massive deployments of security personnel and minor skirmishes within the parties and the crowds. Not much was achieved because nothing that had not been said before was said. Plans were announced for future rallies and a PTI march against corruption that is already underway in Sind. The ruling party announced a series of mass contact meetings with rallies being addressed by the PM. The media reported all faithfully and since the political rally format is to have singers and dancers to please the crowds there was entertainment for TV viewers across the country.
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