Army should reciprocate PTI’s willingness to talk, says Imran Khan

RAWALPINI- Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said on Tuesday that his party was ready for talks with the army because they had never made complaints against it, only critiqued it.

Speaking to media in Adiala Jail, the former prime minister stated that the PTI had appointed Mahmood Khan Achakzai to lead discussions with the army, but no one from the opposing side had been selected.

“We have complete trust on Achakzai,” the president stated.

Imran Khan stated that the first demand for negotiations was the recovery of the stolen mandate. The second demand is the release of arrested workers and the dismissal of cases. He stated unequivocally that the third stage is to save the country, which is impossible without clean and honest elections.

According to Bhachar, the founder of the PTI wants the nation to prepare for the December election.

In response to a query on Fazlur Rehman’s request to resign from assemblies, he stated, “He is talking about the third stage”.

He also pledged his support behind the Jamaat-e-Islami’s ongoing sit-in, stating that he would instruct party leaders to attend the demonstration immediately.

The PTI founder also addressed the May 9 incidents, stating that CCTV evidence might prove their innocence. “If anyone from PTI is involved in May 9, he or she should be brought to justice” .

Barrister Saif believes the May 9 judicial commission will be the final nail in the PML-N’s coffin.

“I never engaged in violence during my 28-year political struggle,” stated the leader.

He accused the government of attempting to eliminate the PTI by placing it against the army, and claimed that both parties [PML-N and PPP] were on the verge of extinction.

Khan further stressed that he did not apologize to the NAB prosecutor, saying, “I just told him I had no issue with him.”