PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Saturday that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi had advised the party to remain part of the political system and not to boycott it. Speaking to reporters at district courts in Islamabad, he said that the PTI had a long charge sheet against the government. “We are not pleased with the country’s judiciary. And we conveyed our concerns to the CJP in our meeting with him yesterday,” he said, adding, “Treating the party in such a manner is not a good omen for democracy in the country.” 

Barrister Gohar said that no matter to whom former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s letters were addressed, he, in his correspondence, had raised some serious issues so that there could be no further divide between the Pakistan Army and the masses. “PTI’s house is in order, and there is no truth in reports of the formation of a forward bloc,” the PTI chairman said categorically, adding, “Sher Afzal Marwat’s expulsion from the PTI was the party’s internal matter. Whosoever violates the discipline, has to face action.” Barrister Gohar again said that Imran Khan would decide about the future of those PTI leaders who had left the party in the wake of the May 9 violence.

“Even Akbar S. Babar calls him a PTI leader. This is the state of mind of an individual. But the party’s stance on the issue is clear.” He said that the PTI had entered into a dialogue with the government with sincerity. “We wanted a solution to the stalemate between the party and the government could be found out. But the latter was not serious in talks,” he added.  The PTI chairman said today the party’s delegation had gone to Karachi to hold meetings with other opposition parties so that a grand alliance could be formed against the government. “Our movement is for the supremacy of the constitution. We want to make sure that no party is stolen of the people’s mandate in the future.”

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)