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Senior Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan announced on Wednesday an end to his four-month long anti-government protest following the terrorist attack that killed 141 people, including 132 children.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif quickly welcomed the announcement and said the decision will strengthen the anti-terror efforts.
Imran Khan, who heads Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) or Justice Movement, started the protest on August 14 to push for investigation into what he called rigging in the last year's elections. He had camped in Islamabad along with his supporters for nearly four months.
"We decided today to end the sit-in," Khan told his supporters in Islamabad after he represented his party in an all parties' conference called by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seek support of political leaders to deal with terrorism.
"My nation wants me to stand by them and I will," the PTI Chief said, adding that "need of the hour in Pakistan right now is unity. "
He said the Corps Commander in Peshawar gave briefing to the political leader about the security situation and the forces across the border are involved in terror attacks in Pakistan.
Khan; however, repeated his demand for investigation into the alleged rigging in elections.
"We have one requirement; judicial commission and investigation of 2013 elections," Imran Khan went on to say at his final speech to participants of the sit-in.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif earlier invited Imran Khan for talks when he was speaking at the all parties conference in Peshawar. He also said he is ready to go to Imran Khan's home for a meeting to discuss his demands.
