STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Leaders of the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance yesterday demanded the full implementation of the July charter in line with the referendum verdict and warned that they would launch strong street protests if the referendum mandate is ignored.

They said the July uprising did not take place to carry out “routine tasks” like constitutional amendments but to bring about structural reforms. Ignoring the people’s verdict in favour of reforms would amount to reinstating a “fascist system”, they alleged.

The warning came from a rally held at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital, organised to protest what the alliance described as the government’s stance against the referendum verdict and to demand its immediate implementation. A procession followed the rally, with

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