PTI leaders move request to meet Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS )
The interior ministry on Sunday officially received the application moved by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking permission to hold meeting with party founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail. The application was moved by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar and chief of Sunni Ittehad Council Sahibzada Hamid Raza. “We should be granted immediate permission to meet the party founder who last met with his legal team on Oct 3,” said the application. Earlier, Islamabad High Court was also approached by Noreen Khan Niazi, sister of Imran Khan, seeking permission to meet the PTI founder.
Earlier, PTI has made the cancellation of its planned protest on October 15 in Islamabad conditional on a meeting with the party’s founder, Imran Khan. According to sources, the PTI’s core committee concluded an emergency meeting after lengthy discussions, chaired by Secretary General Barrister Salman Akram Raja. During the meeting, some members proposed postponing the protest due to the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conference, while others, including Shahbaz Gill and Khalid Khurshid, opposed the delay. Core committee members expressed that the government’s restriction on meetings with Imran Khan was a deliberate conspiracy. They raised concerns over Khan’s health, stating that the protest’s cancellation hinged on meeting him. The committee decided that if a meeting with the founder took place by October 14, the protest would be postponed. However, if no meeting was arranged, a significant protest would proceed on October 15.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has made the postponement of the October 15 protest conditional upon a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan, stating that they are concerned about his health. PTI claims that the government’s ban on meeting Imran Khan is part of a deliberate conspiracy. According to details, the PTI Core Committee held an emergency meeting, which concluded after prolonged discussions, presided over by PTI Secretary General Barrister Salman Akram Raja. During the meeting, some members suggested postponing the protest due to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, while others, including Shehbaz Gill and Khalid Khurshid, opposed the idea. The Core Committee decided that if a meeting with PTI’s founder is arranged by October 14, the protest will be postponed. If any doctor, lawyer, or party leader is allowed to meet the founder, the protest will be called off; otherwise, a full-scale protest will take place on October 15.
Police have started conducting raids on the homes of PTI leaders
Police have started conducting raids on the homes of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders in various cities in connection with the protest call for D-Chowk. During these raids, seven workers have been detained, while the leadership has gone into hiding. Late at night, the police raided the house of PTI leader Raja Basharat, and raids were also conducted on the homes of former MPA Waheed Qasim, Arif Abbasi, and Rashid Hafeez. According to police officials, gatherings or rallies are not allowed in Rawalpindi under Section 144. Security is on high alert in Rawalpindi for the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) conference.