“We are in contact with [JUI-F Emir] Maulana Fazlur Rehman,” says ex-NA speaker
Shamim Shahid
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser has said that his party wants to collaborate with other political forces to launch a joint movement against the Shehbaz Sharif-led government.
The incumbent government and the former ruling party have been at loggerheads for months, with the Imran Khan-founded PTI accusing the administration of stealing its mandate and the former claiming that the PTI was involved in anti-state activities.
Their confrontation intensified further in late November when the PTI held a protest at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, which prompted action from law enforcers and also the registration of several cases against the party leadership.
In his conversation with the media in Peshawar, Qaiser said: “We are in contact with [JUI-F Emir] Maulana Fazlur Rehman. We want to launch a joint movement against the government.”
The PTI leader also accused the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of being equally complicit in the events of November 26. He said that the government has yet to initiate contact with PTI, but the party remains open to discussions regarding its demands.
Qaiser added that PTI was committed to pursuing its struggle within the framework of the constitution and the law. He criticised the government for declaring political workers as terrorists while ignoring the actual threats posed by militants.
Highlighting the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, the former National Assembly speaker claimed that the government was targeting PTI instead of addressing genuine security concerns.
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