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| injuries = | arrests = | notes = 300px }} The Azadi March, also called Tsunami march, (; ''lit.'' Freedom march) was the public protest march that held in Pakistan began on 14 August 2014 to 17 December 2014. Organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party against Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, over the claims of systematic rigging by PML-N in the 2013 general election. Party leader Imran Khan announced plans for a protest march travelling from Lahore to Islamabad in August with a throng of protesters in a PTI ''jalsa'' (''lit.'' demonstration) and then in Bahawalpur on 27 June 2014. Khan had initially named this planned protest march "Tsunami march" but later changed the name to "Azadi march" (or the "Freedom march") since its slated start date coincided with Pakistan's 67th independence day on 14 August 2014. The PTI chief called this march the final phase and the defining moment in his party's movement against electoral rigging in 2013 elections.〔 He announced his plans to march with a million protesters to the nation's capital Islamabad to protest against prime minister Nawaz Sharif's illegitimate government. This prompted many analysts to name the protest "Million march". Khan assured the government that the protest march would be a peaceful protest culminating in a sit-in protest. As soon as Khan announced his plans, Islamic cleric Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri's political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) also announced a similar protest march. The PAT named their march "Inqilab march" so as not to be confused with the PTI protest march. Following these developments, speculations arose that the two marches might merge into one. Nevertheless, where Qadri initially refused to join in with Khan's protest and even considered changing the date and venue of his march, he later announced his march would proceed on the same day. The announcement of this informal alliance and parallel marches imposed a much greater pressure on the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz); PML-N) government to curtail the parties' aspirations. The protesting caravan of thousands marched toward Islamabad via the Grand Trunk Road. Khan had earlier warned the federal and Punjab governments to ensure the safety of the travelling cavalcade; however when PML-N workers pelted stones at the caravan in Gujranwala along with alleged instances of gunshots fired, PTI leaders expressed concern that PML-N workers were being facilitated by the Punjab police to carry out such scuffles. The march began at Zaman Park in Lahore on 14 August 2014 and reached Aabpara Chowk in Islamabad. After Aabpapra Chowk it reached D-Chowk and from where onward protest took violent streak and Imran Khan along with Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri marched towards the Parliament House and local news channel offices during late hours of 30 August 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pakistan police fire teargas on large crowd demanding PM resign )〕 Geo alleged that the prostesters attacked their media outlet. However, it became apparent that the government used excessive force against media, especially media outlets ARY News, Samaa TV, Express News, and Dunya News, who are known to have sympathies with the opposition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Samaa crew tortured as police storm media vans )〕 Clashes lead to violence from law enforcement authorities. Violent clashes erupted in other cities after Islamabad showdown, with as many as 13 protesters dead at the hands of the police, and several policemen injured. The army issued a statement, which called for restraints from the police force, three senior policemen and one senior policewoman resigned from the Islamabad and Punjab police, alleging police brutality.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Police DSP Khadija Tasneem Resigns and announce to join PTI protest )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SSP Junejo takes charge of Islamabad after two officers declined - Pakistan - Dunya News )〕 Since then, the protesters have got closer to the PM house and pressure has been mounted on Sharif after it appeared that the police, especially the Islamabad police, was openly rebelling, defying, and protesting against government orders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=After two officers refusal Govt designates SSP operation Islamabad )〕 On 17 December 2014, Imran Khan announced to cancelled the protest in response to terrorist attack on Army Public School in Peshawar, saying; "Due to the situation in the country right now, we have decided to end our protests, decision had been made in light of the terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar" and said that "the country needed national unity". ==Background== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Azadi March」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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