Pakistan’s Jailed former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Tuesday asked his party members, who are serving in government roles, to relinquish party positions.
“The move aims to assist [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter president] Junaid Akbar in getting a free hand to reorganise the party,” Imran Khan sent this message through the party’s secretary general General Salman Akram Raja. He gave this remarks while speaking to journalists after his meeting the former prime minister in Adiala jail.
According to Geo News, Raja dismissed worries about Khan’s wellbeing, confirming that the former premier was healthy. “Imran had said the jail administration was under the control of unseen forces,” Raja said.
The secretary-general briefed about their Sindh visit, including opposition to dam construction. He stated that “Imran has vowed that the PTI will fight for the rights of Sindh.”
Raja relayed Khan’s message that PTI’s political agenda focused on Pakistani citizens and criticised the Punjab government’s “continued fascism”. He added that Khan believed the “jail administration was under the control of unseen forces” and would address Chief Justice Yahya Afridi regarding prison issues.
Raja confirmed their meeting with the chief justice was approved by Khan, who “ordered us to apprise the top judge of the country’s overall situation”.
He emphasised their role as national stakeholders and declared no tolerance for those supporting the 26th Constitutional Amendment. Raja stated that individual decisions would be made regarding members absent during the amendment’s passage.
Regarding Pakistan’s ICC Champions Trophy performance, Raja mentioned Khan’s disappointment with national cricket’s current state, noting the sport’s significance to Pakistani people and its recent decline.
