ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has declared PTI government illegitimate and announced to continue the movement till its end.

Addressing a PDM rally outside the Election Commission (ECP), Fazlur Rehman said, "We have to struggle to get nation out of this predicament. Today, the political leadership is united for bright future of Pakistan. We will pursue them, bring warmth to the movement. We have learned to walk with our heads high, not bowed."

He said that these rulers are ugly stains on the forehead of Pakistan, even if we have to wash these stains with blood, we will wash them. If anyone is a coward, get out of our ranks and go to your homes with your wives.

The PDM chief, despite warnings from Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, announced that madrassa students would be brought to the rallies, saying that religious madrassas want to learn positive politics. If religious schools do not go to rallies, then shall they raise guns. Madrassa students and teachers have responded to our call, he added.

He said that he staged a historic demonstration on Shahra-e-Dastoor today and would show solidarity with Kashmiris on February 5.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz, addressing the protesters, said the foreign finding case involving the ruling PTI is the 'worst kind of fraud', saying Prime Minister Imran Khan cannot blame his 'agents' for the wrongdoing when he knew about it.

Maryam Nawaz alleged that Prime Minister Imran Khan had received funding from Israel and India.

Maryam said that the person who was blaming others for theft "turned out to be a thief himself".

"Why has the ECP been delaying the foreign funding case for the past six months," she asked and added that the authority is responsible for having an 'ineligible' person 'selected' as the premier.

"It was India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Israel who funded Imran Khan and that's what the foreign funding is all about. How is it that [PM] Imran has only realized about the wrongdoing now when he has been caught," alleged the daughter of the former prime minister.—NNI