ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's October 30, 2001 rally was a defining moment in the history of Pakistan.
In a Twitter post, the the prime minister said after that rally Pakistan changed and "We saw the rise of a politically aware youth".
He said: "Perhaps this was the only time a party broke through an entrenched two-party system & the status quo was defeated without bloodshed."
The premier chose to quote his tweet that he had sent out before the rally in 2011 saying "Jalsa at minar e pakistan will be a defining moment in the history of Pakistan."
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