ISLAMABAD: As doubts loom over the way forward for the continued dialogue course of between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the federal government, conflicting statements from PTI leaders relating to the alleged “supply of Imran Khan’s home arrest” have added one other layer of complexity to the scenario.
On Tuesday, Aleema Khan, sister of the PTI founder, asserted that the proposal got here from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, however social gathering leaders Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Sher Afzal Marwat introduced contradicting views on the matter.
PTI’s firebrand chief and lawyer Marwat claimed that the proposal of Imran’s home arrest was made by the institution and the federal government by Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi, however the supply was rejected.
He revealed that following the refusal, another supply for the discharge of the PTI founder was proposed, both after three weeks or by December 20, once more conveyed by Naqvi.
Marwat mentioned that the tragic incident on November 26 throughout PTI’s “do-or-die protest” in Islamabad introduced a shift in circumstances and led to the initiation of talks with the political management.
He acknowledged that the institution had beforehand maintained direct or oblique contact at instances however clarified that no backdoor negotiations had taken place for the reason that November 26 incident.
In accordance with Marwat, had Mohsin Naqvi been included within the authorities’s negotiation workforce, the talks may need already concluded, as Naqvi tends to point out important flexibility on the negotiation desk.
Individually, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar expressed a wholly completely different stance, saying that there had by no means been any dialogue relating to the switch of the PTI founder to Bani Gala.
In a telephonic dialog with Geo Information, he emphasised that neither the federal government, Naqvi, nor the institution ever engaged in talks in regards to the PTI founder’s launch, home arrest, or switch at any stage.
Gohar clarified that contact with the federal government was restored shortly earlier than November 26, however the negotiation course of had not begun with Naqvi earlier than that date.
Offers have been supplied for the reason that starting: Aleema
Whereas talking to the media on Tuesday after assembly Imran at Adiala jail on Tuesday, Aleema revealed that gives for offers have been made “for the reason that starting”, however no direct contact has occurred.
She disclosed that Imran was supplied home arrest at Bani Gala, and the proposal was introduced ahead by Gandapur.
“My brother has been in jail for a yr and a half. If he wished to strike a backdoor deal, he would have achieved so already,” Aleema mentioned, asking why suggest home arrest now after protecting Imran behind bars for this lengthy.
She additional indicated that Imran was additionally requested to stay silent and keep away from talking out.
Expressing scepticism in regards to the intentions of these concerned in negotiations, Aleema emphasised that the PTI founder has constantly made solely two calls for: the formation of a judicial fee to analyze the occasions of Could 9 and the discharge of prisoners.
“A judicial fee needs to be shaped below a senior decide acceptable to all.”
Aleema expressed frustration over the dearth of progress, including that repeated requires the formation of the fee and the discharge of prisoners have gone unanswered. She additionally criticised the authorities for not permitting the negotiation committee to satisfy with the PTI founder.
Highlighting the significance of judicial commissions in democracies ruled by the rule of regulation, Aleema mentioned that Imran has all the time upheld these ideas. She additional alleged that people throughout the authorities’s negotiating workforce have “stolen our mandate.”
Commenting on the dearth of transparency, Aleema remarked: “Nothing is hidden from the ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence] anymore. Everyone seems to be speaking about offers — some suggesting a three-year silence settlement and others proposing completely different phrases.”
The 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been behind bars since August final yr after he was sentenced in Toshakhana case-I — one of many dozens instances registered towards the previous premier since his ouster from energy in April 2022. His launch is a long-held demand of his social gathering
After months of a political tug-of-war, the coalition authorities and the embattled PTI lastly got here to the desk final month to defuse tensions, with the Khan-founded social gathering initially placing forth two preliminary calls for: the discharge of the deposed prime minister together with all political prisoners and a judicial probe into the occasions of Could 9 and November 26.
In the course of the two spherical of talks —held with NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, the PTI negotiation workforce sought frequent conferences with social gathering founder to finalise the “constitution of calls for”.
Regardless of the PTI has been fairly vocal about their key calls for however the social gathering didn’t share its calls for with the federal government committee in writing.
At the moment, the continued negotiation course of is dealing with a stalemate because the PTI management was denied permission to satisfy the PTI founder by the authorities involved.
The important thing opposition social gathering claimed that they haven’t been allowed to satisfy Khan by Adiala jail authorities, whereas the federal government cited the previous ruling social gathering’s incapability to current a written constitution of demand resulting in the NA speaker’s hesitance in calling a 3rd assembly, added the sources.