Azadi March protestors present their demands

Thousands of protesters under the rallying banner of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F’s (JUI-F) Maulana Fazl ur Rehman and other opposition parties have converged on the federal capital, seeking to send packing Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government, which they term ‘fake and selected’.

Dubbed the ‘Azadi’ March, the caravan, which set off from Sindh, left Punjab’s city Lahore on Wednesday and culminated its journey Thursday night in Islamabad.

Opposition leaders delivered fiery speeches against the PTI government on Friday, giving the prime minister a two-day ultimatum to resign.

Earlier, the ruling and the opposition parties reached an agreement to let the anti-government march progress as planned, as long as the protesters do not cross into the sensitive “Red Zone” in the federal capital.