LAHORE; June 2: The Muttahida Tulaba Mahaz has completed arrangements for Saturday’s ‘referendum’ against Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool’s ‘secular agenda’ and federal government’s decision to delete Islamiyat from primary classes.

According to MTM’s central spokesman Abdul Wadood, the referendum will be held in three phases.

In the first phase, the MTM will set up stalls in all educational institutions and public places and seek public opinion (on the issues).

In the second phase on June 4, he said, the MTM would seek opinion from politicians, lawyers, doctors, journalists, teachers and other professionals. In the third phase on June 5, the MTM would hold referendum in the Punjab University. He said the referendum would be held in all big cities of the province. The spokesman said the results of the referendum would be declared on June 6. — Staff Reporter

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