Sheikh Waqas Akram, a member of the Nationwide Meeting (MNA) affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has mentioned that his get together wouldn’t negotiate with the federal government or institution earlier than their scheduled nationwide protest this weekend.
“There isn’t any chance of negotiations with the federal government or the institution earlier than the protest,” Akram mentioned in an interview with the host of the Geo Information’ programme ‘Naya Pakistan’ on Sunday.
The incarcerated PTI founder, Imran Khan, had final week given a name to his supporters to protest in Islamabad on November 24.
“Imran Khan says that is the ultimate name for a [anti-government] protest. The PTI founder has pressured that the get together’s complete management shall be a part of the march,” mentioned his lawyer Faisal Chaudhry following a gathering in Adiala Jail.
The protest wouldn’t solely happen in Islamabad, however all through Pakistan and the world over the place Imran’s supporters have been current, mentioned Chaudhry.
The get together has made 4 calls for — revoke the twenty sixth Constitutional Modification, restore democracy and structure, return the general public’s mandate, and launch all “harmless political” prisoners.
The lawyer, Chaudhry mentioned that the get together founder had additionally fashioned a committee for the march and requested to not reveal the names of those that have been a part of it as Imran feared they might be arrested.
Khan has been behind bars since August 2023 after he was sentenced within the Toshakhana case and subsequently sentenced in different instances.
Transferring on, ‘Naya Pakistan’ programme’s host Shahzad Iqbal quoted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Rana Sanaullah as saying that the PTI protest was no large deal for the federal government and the opposition get together would reap no profit from this.
In response, Akram mentioned Sanaullah had earlier been saying that they might not be capable of cross the Attock bridge however his get together did. He additionally mentioned the get together staff would keep put there till the targets have been achieved.
“We won’t depart (the protest venue) till the targets of the protest are achieved,” he maintained.
To a question, he mentioned Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was no one to say that folks of the PTI have been compromised. If it was so, then he ought to be completely happy as a substitute of worrying about it, he added.
Earlier, Sanaullah, who holds the portfolio of Particular Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs, in the identical programme, mentioned the PTI’s name was no problem to the federal government.
He additionally mentioned the opposition get together gave name for the protest with out doing homework and this name would backfire and trigger the get together an immense injury.
The prime minister provided the PTI for having a political dialogue, he mentioned including, however dialogue was not listed within the PTI founder’s politics.