- Asif says to attend what stand Trump takes on Khan’s launch.
- Raoof Hasan says PTI by no means pinned hopes on Trump’s win.
- Imran Khan, PTI leaders congratulate Trump on his victory.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday stated that the federal government believes Donald Trump, who received the US presidential election, won’t name for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s launch from jail after he takes the workplace.
Asif’s feedback got here hours after Republican Trump received the race to the White Home after beating Democrat Kamala Harris, 4 years after he was voted out.
“We do not suppose Trump will name for PTI founder’s launch. Let’s watch for 15 to twenty days and see what stand he takes,” stated the defence minister whereas talking throughout Geo Information particular transmission on US election.
Following Trump’s victory, Khan congratulated the US president-elect, saying that he will probably be good for “Pak-US relations primarily based on mutual respect for democracy and human rights”.
The incarcerated prime minister stated that his occasion hopes Trump will push for peace, human rights and democracy globally.
In the meantime, Chief of the Opposition within the Nationwide Meeting and PTI lawmaker Omar Ayub Khan additionally prolonged congratulations to Trump and his VP-elect JD Vance on successful the polls.
The felicitations come at a time when the occasion’s founder stays imprisoned for over a yr following convictions in a number of circumstances.
Throughout his tenure as prime minister of Pakistan, Khan shared amicable ties with Trump administration — a purpose why the PTI celebrates the US president-elect’s return to energy as a possible benefit.
PTI by no means pinned hopes on Trump: Raoof Hasan
In the meantime, PTI chief Raoof Hasan stated that the occasion had by no means hoped that Khan could be launched after Trump’s victory.
“We had by no means pinned hopes and neither we’re counting on Trump’s win. We now have taken assist from the judiciary, parliament and protest for PTI founder’s launch,” he asserted.
Raoof stated that no such dialogue has both taken place inside the parliamentary occasion.
He added that the PTI has “regular interplay” with the institution, including that they haven’t any contact with the institution concerning any “particular problem or Khan’s launch”.