Leaders of the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Saturday continued their public outreach campaign in Lahore for the third consecutive day, vowing to take the movement to all provinces for the restoration of the Constitution and civil liberties.

Addressing a news conference at the Lahore Press Club, TTAP President Mahmood Khan Achakzai said the country could be pulled out of the current crisis through collective wisdom, not by what he called the artificial elevation of a few individuals.

He said TTAP leaders would visit Sindh and other provinces to mobilise public support for constitutional supremacy and fundamental freedoms.

Referring to recent constitutional amendments, Achakzai said the 26th and 27th amendments could not have been passed without the support of smaller provinces in the Senate.

Calling on citizens to participate in political activity, he urged people to come out on February 8, saying the movement was not aimed at abusing anyone or seeking favours, but at reclaiming constitutional rights.

PTAP leader Raja Nasir Abbas said Parliament had been rendered ineffective and the judiciary weakened through the 26th constitutional amendment, warning that if people were forced to stand up for their rights on their own, the situation could worsen.

Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said strict adherence to the Constitution was the only viable way out of the prevailing political and governance crisis.

Meanwhile, the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party announced its decision to join the PTAP during the Lahore visit.

Earlier, TTAP leaders visited the SAFMA office, where they had breakfast, and later toured Minar-e-Pakistan, Mazar-e-Iqbal and the shrine of Bibi Pak Daman as part of their public outreach activities.