Imran Khan claims record-breaking rally in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan hailed a record-breaking 44-day sit-in calling for the removal of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been accused of vote rigging during last year's election.

"This protest has awakened the nation," Khan told the massive rally on Friday, and expressed hope that Sunday's rally in Lahore would be historic in its size.

Khan's Tehreek-e-insaaf (PTI) political party set up more than 70,000 chairs for the event although it was unclear how many actually attended.

Aerial footage of the crowd on Sunday posted to Facebook by PTI's social media team showed a gathering of tens of hundreds of people, if not more.

In a Twitter post, Khan described the rally scene on Sunday as "A sea of people in all directions far beyond the lights..."