I am not seeing dialogue between the PTI and the government,” Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said in an interview with a private TV Channel. “I am not seeing successful dialogue and neither hopeful for it,” former federal minister said. “Initially they were not holding talks, now they will not accept the conditions set for dialogue,” he said. “Two months after Eid are crucial, seeing decisive development by August,” he further said. “There might be some new to come on surface,” he added. “This government is a show off”. He said, Nawaz Sharif has been better than Shehbaz and less corrupt”. Shehbaz has only been for signing,” Rashid said. He said, Nawaz Sharif has not been in good books and could not aspire for it”. “There was a London Plan in 2014. Tahir ul Qadri visited London to meet the PTI’s founder. I did know the plan,” Rashid said. “I was also knowing when the PTI’s government was on its exit,” he said. “The MQM people are brothers, they informed me prior that our government was on exit,” Sheikh Rashid said. He said the PTI’s founder was angry that he was being told that his government was exiting, when I had left the official residence.

“I told him we are going out, but he said that his matters were improved”. I will talk about future after talking with the PTI founder, he said. “I didn’t yet visit Adiala as I have no links with the new PTI team,” he said. “I don’t want to create a new problem after visiting Adiala,” he said. “My health deteriorated, otherwise my Chilla would have prolonged,” he said. “I would have return in the same vehicle in which I went, if I intend so. But I didn’t give anything in writing, neither made a video,” Sheikh Rashid said. He said Awn Chaudhry’s statement in writing about Bushra Bibi was unethical. “One must stand with the truth, how could I say a thing, which I didn’t see,” he said. “You will be surprising to know that all testimonies against me, have been from the PTI. My conscience is satisfied, and people respect me”. “People like Zulfi Bukhari were managing my election while sitting in London”. “There are several people like Zulfi Bukhari who have fled from the country earlier,” he said. “PTI’s founder had to respect my association with him, but it didn’t happen”, Awami Muslim League head said. “I had a soft corner for the founder of the PTI and it will remain, but I was not treated well,” Rashid complained.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan