Bushra Bibi reached D-Chowk as per Imran Khan’s orders, claims spokesperson



PTI supporters attend a protest in Islamabad on  November 26, 2024. — Reuters
PTI supporters attend a protest in Islamabad on  November 26, 2024. — Reuters

Amid experiences of inside turmoil inside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the latest Islamabad protest, a spokesperson for Bushra Bibi claimed that the previous first woman reached D-Chowk on the instructions of her husband and social gathering founder, Imran Khan.

Taking to X, previously Twitter, Mashal Yousafzai mentioned: “She [Bushra] reached the D-Chowk as per Khan’s instructions [whereas] social gathering management wasn’t there”.

“No matter occurred Khan sahib will maintain [people] accountable,” she mentioned whereas clarifying that Bushra neither attended nor chaired the social gathering’s political committee assembly.

Yousafzai’s assertion comes within the midst of the repercussions of the abrupt finish to the social gathering’s protest following a authorities crackdown in opposition to staff within the federal capital.

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The protest, aimed toward securing Khan’s launch who has been behind bars for greater than a 12 months, is at the moment below scrutiny by the previous ruling social gathering over inter alia the choice to achieve D-Chowk in Islamabad versus holding a rally at Sangjani.

Bushra and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur are dealing with robust criticism for his or her choice to push ahead with the protest at D-Chowk.

Contradicting statements from social gathering leaders concerning the previous prime minister’s instructions concerning the protest have added to the anomaly as Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has claimed that Khan was initially agreeable to holding a rally at Sangjani however Bushra opposed the thought.

Whereas, PTI chief Sher Afzal Marwat has mentioned that the PTI founder was not keen to just accept the federal government’s Sangjani supply.

The aftershocks of the protest, which culminated with almost 1,000 supporters being arrested by authorities, haven’t solely led to requires an inside inquiry however have additionally led to social gathering’s secretary normal Salman Akram Raja and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza’s resignation — with the latter quitting from the PTI’s political and core committees.

Other than the interior turmoil, the previous ruling social gathering now additionally faces exterior challenges together with a ban in addition to governor’s rule within the KP.

A day earlier, a decision was handed by the Balochistan Meeting for finishing up violent actions and performing on an “anarchist agenda”.

The same decision has been submitted to the Punjab Meeting Secretariat by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and Member of the Provincial Meeting (MPA) Rana Muhammad Fayyaz which requires stringent motion in opposition to PTI, labelling it a “disruptive group” working below the guise of a political social gathering.

Moreover, the social gathering additionally danger dropping its provincial authorities within the KP because the federal authorities is mulling imposing governor’s rule within the province.

Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, whereas talking on Geo Information programme “Capital Discuss” on Thursday mentioned that the matter has come below dialogue earlier than the federal cupboard however no consensus has been reached but.

“Opinions had been divided on the problem. Nevertheless, the members determined to additional deliberate on the matter,” the PML-N chief mentioned.