ISLAMABAD: February 8 was projected by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a decisive moment to translate street power into political momentum, but despite intensive promotion as a major show of public strength and resistance, the uneven response on the ground raised fresh questions about the party’s mobilisation capacity and political direction. While pockets of supporters did turn out, the overall impact fell short of expectations. More strikingly, much of the party’s top leadership remained absent from the scene. The protest, it seemed, came and went without delivering the political punch it…
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