Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has agreed to hold talks but only with the “powerful quarters”, his lawyer Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry said as the former ruling party is all set to hold “do-or-die protest” in Islamabad on November 24.
“The PTI founder agreed to hold talks in a nearly two-hour meeting with [party chairman] Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister] Ali Amin Gandapur at Adiala Jail,” the counsel said while speaking to media.
Giving details regarding the meeting, Chaudhry said, Gandapur and Barrister Gohar visited Adiala Jail to seek permission to hold talks “if contact is made”.Play Video
“Imran gave the go-ahead to hold talks with powerful quarters only and on the PTI demands,” he added.
In response to a question, the lawyer said the November 24 protest would end only when “demands will be met”. Meanwhile, he said, CM Gandapur apprised the former premier of preparations related to the upcoming demonstration.
Speaking to journalists outside Adiala Jail, Aleema Khan — Imran’s sister — has confirmed the development, saying that the incarcerated party founder gave the go-ahead only to seek the return of the “stolen mandate”.
“He [Imran] allowed to hold talks for release of jailed workers and leaders and restoration of democracy in the country,” she said, adding that the former premier has set a deadline till Thursday for the party leaders to hold talks with the “powerful quarters”.
“The November 24 would turn into a celebration, had the stolen mandate returned,” she added.
Responding to a question, Aleema said Imran has asked for holding talks with the establishment as the incumbent rulers themselves claimed that they did not have real power.
