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Shibir and mislead the public.

Addressing criticism that labels Shibir a “secret organisation”, Parwar rejected the characterisation and defended the group’s presence on university campuses, saying it continued to receive student support despite what he described as sustained propaganda.

The Jamaat leader also said the government had created a crisis over the implementation of the “July Charter”, despite signing it, and urged authorities to respect what he termed the “verdict of 50 million voters”.

He said incorporating the charter into constitutional law was necessary to resolve the ongoing political crisis.

“If the country is to be saved from political instability and further bloodshed, the July Charter must be implemented,” he said, adding that their movement would continue both in parliament and on the streets until then.

Parwar also alleged “election engineering” in past polls and called for a judicial investigation, claiming that a former adviser had acknowledged such irregularities to the media.

He, however, said opposition parties were willing to work with the government to address the ongoing electricity and energy crisis.

He called on party leaders and activists to join protest marches under an 11-party alliance in metropolitan cities today and in district towns on May 2.