The opposition Grand Alliance has accused the government of trying to block their scheduled conference and insists that the event will take place as planned tomorrow, despite the obstacles, Express News reported.

Alliance leaders, including Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Omar Ayub and others, held a press conference after a crucial meeting to discuss the situation.

Abbasi revealed that the alliance had tried to secure a place for the conference in the last week. He initially said the first venue was canceled, followed by another, with the explanation that the national cricket team needed to pass.

He asked that for cricket the whole country is often put on hold. He added when the alliance moved to a third venue, the hotel administration intervened and threatened to close the market if the conference went on.

Despite these challenges, Abbasi declared that the conference took place, with journalists, lawyers and other political figures who participated. He emphasized that the event focused solely on supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law and that no inflammatory remarks were made.

He criticized the government for being intimidated by a simple conference. He pointed out that the event was held indoors, not in public, and yet the government was still scared.

He also revealed that some individuals had threatened the hotel management and warned them to close the hotel if the conference continued. The alliance required written confirmation of these threats.

Abbasi described the government’s actions as a sign of weakness and questioned how a government that spends billions on advertising could be afraid of a conference.

He complained that a government formed by two major political parties was now afraid of democracy, despite its claims to support it. He concluded by confirming that the conference would be held the next day and said, “This is our right.”

Omar Ayub, the opposition leader, also spoke at the press conference and explained that the conference had been organized to discuss the preservation of Pakistan’s constitution and the country’s future. He emphasized that the participants were all democratic individuals who were obliged to strengthen Pakistan.

He also revealed that the hotel administration had admitted to being under pressure, though they did not reveal the source of it. Opposition leaders insisted on a written confirmation of this pressure.

Ayub claimed to send a direct message to the government and warned that if such a interference arose again, he would turn to Pakistan’s Supreme Court.

He also dealt with criticism directed at him to discuss issues related to Balochistan, which suggested that if the Balochistan Government had control, it should take steps to solve the problem in public.