Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) will stage countrywide protest demonstrations on Friday to express solidarity with the armed forces and for protection of the state of Pakistan. According to PAT Spokesman, the hundreds of thousands of people would attend these demonstrations to protest poisonous propaganda campaign against the armed forces. These demonstrations to be held before the press clubs of all major cities would convey a strong message to the world that the people of Pakistan stand shoulder to shoulder with their forces and would not tolerate any army-bashing by the vested interests. These demonstrations would represent the collective voice of the masses projecting their oneness and profound gratitude and love for the armed forces.