Bushra Bibi escalates tensions with govt, frustrates PTI management

Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, is seen seated at a registrar office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFP
Bushra Bibi, the spouse of PTI founder Imran Khan, is seen seated at a registrar workplace within the Lahore Excessive Court docket on July 17, 2023. — AFP
  • KP CM wasn’t in favour of Bushra becoming a member of march from Peshawar.
  • Knowledgeable supply says Gandapur, Bushra additionally had argument on this.
  • Imran after assembly leaders gave consent to not march to D-Chowk.

ISLAMABAD: Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi had been speaking to totally different PTI leaders and even offered a helicopter to 2 of them to fly to Hassan Abdal — some 45 kilometers from Islamabad — and persuade Bushra Bibi to not march to D-Chowk however the latter didn’t hearken to anybody.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was not in favour of Bushra Bibi becoming a member of the march from Peshawar. He tried to persuade her to remain again however she insisted on becoming a member of the protest march and led it by boarding a container. An knowledgeable supply stated the 2 additionally had an argument on this subject.

Through the current days, there have been some events when there was a risk of a breakthrough throughout the current background interactions between the federal government and PTI management.

The primary event was three days earlier than the November 24 protest march date when the 2 sides had an opportunity to enter into a proper dialogue however then PTI founder Imran Khan had set the situation of his launch by final Friday. 

The federal government didn’t conform to it. Later, for 2 days, the PTI leaders contacted the federal government, primarily the inside minister, to fulfill Imran and persuade him to vary the protest march vacation spot — D-Chowk, Islamabad — given the Islamabad Excessive Court docket’s choice. Nevertheless, the PTI leaders weren’t allowed to fulfill. 

For the preliminary two days of background negotiations, Gandapur and PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had been facilitated to fulfill Imran in Adiala jail. Mohsin Naqvi has been serving to them to get to an amicable resolution.

On Monday, the second day of the protest march, two of the PTI leaders Barrister Gohar and Barrister Saif had been facilitated to fulfill the jailed founder chairman of the get together. 

Imran after assembly with these leaders, gave his consent to not march to D-Chowk and stage a sit-in at Sangjani, on the outskirts of Islamabad. The get together management was conveyed to proceed their sit-in at Sangjani until the end result of the background dialogue between the federal government and PTI.

Imran, based on sources, additionally talked to Gandapur on the cellphone. There was a proposal that Imran ought to make a video message about his route referring to Sangjani nevertheless it didn’t occur because the PTI founder apprehended that his video message could possibly be edited.

Imran message was conveyed to Bushra by among the leaders together with, Gandapur, Omar Ayub and others however she insisted on persevering with her protest march to D-Chowk, Islamabad.

Later, two PTI leaders, Gohar and Barrister Saif (who met Imran Khan on Monday), had been offered a helicopter by  Naqvi to fly to Hassan Abdal and persuade Bushra Bibi to cease. However when the 2 leaders reached Hassan Abdal, the march had already moved in the direction of Islamabad.

The sources stated that Mohsin Naqvi additionally spoke to KP CM and Ayub however these leaders had been additionally discovered helpless because the protest march was in full management of Bushra Bibi. 

A few of the PTI leaders, who’ve been interacting with the inside minister throughout the previous couple of days, are appreciative of his function in helping them for a negotiated resolution resulting in the initiation of formal dialogue. Nevertheless, it didn’t occur.



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