Protesters this week were spotted holding the Taliban flag at Maulana Fazlur Rehmans Azadi March this week.
Government officials were quick to criticise this move. The special assistant to the Prime Minister on youth affairs, Usman Dar, made a statement regarding the controversy on twitter. His main concern was over Pakistan being barred from the FATF.
پاکستان پہ FATF سے بلیک لسٹ کی تلوار لٹک رہی ہے ایسے وقت پہ لانگ مارچ میں جے یو آئی اور طالبان کا گٹھ جوڑ سامنے آیا ہے، ایسے اقدامات مولانا فضل الرحمن کیساتھ ساتھ ن لیگ اور پیپلزپارٹی کے کردار پہ سوالیہ نشان لگا رہے ہیں۔ pic.twitter.com/BbNcjnK5MZ
— Usman Dar (@UdarOfficial) November 2, 2019
He further claimed that marchers holding the Taliban flag were an indication of the JUI-F supporting the Taliban, thereby casting doubt on the PPP and PML-N’s support for the march. As a result of this, those heading the march were quick to announce that the march is a joint effort of the various opposition parties. Subsequently, bringing any flag that isn’t of those parties was prohibited. Moreover, any person disregarding this would have their flag confiscated. Keep up to date with more news at ProperGaanda: Conflicting opinions on the cause of the Tezgam tragedy confuses public