Aleema Khan, the sister of party founder Imran Khan, has expressed disappointment with the incumbent PTI leadership and claimed that they have no “real intention” of freeing the former prime minister from jail.
The statement came hours after the PTI leadership cancelled today’s public gathering in Islamabad and rescheduled it for September 8 as the local administration revoked the no-objection certificate (NOC) and blocked roads leading to the federal capital.
A short audio clip, purportedly featuring the voice of Aleema Khan, is getting viral on social media, expressing dismay over the postponement of the rally by PTI.
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She questioned why Azam Swati, a senior PTI leader, paid a visit to Imran early in the morning and who instructed him to do so.
“Who instructed him [Swati] to meet Khan at 7am and deliver a message regarding the rally’s postponement.”
Aleema further said that why they were consulting the PTI founder, who is currently incarcerated at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, criticising the current leadership for lacking the courage to make decisions.
She alleged that the present PTI leadership has no real intention of freeing the former premier from jail and “is using his name while making decisions independently”.
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Her remarks were the latest in a series of broadsides launched against the present PTI leadership.
Earlier, former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry had said there was “no chance” of the incarcerated party founder’s release in the presence of the current PTI leadership.
“[Due to] lack of political strategy of current PTI leadership, all of us are suffering,” said the former senior vice-president of the party, who parted with Imran following May 9 violent protests that saw attacks on public and military installations.
