Responding to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif’s announcement that he was willing to approach all opposition parties, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to form an alliance against the government, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday he would talk to the PML-N only if their members resign from the national and provincial assemblies.
Addressing a press conference, Imran said the PML-N had lost its credibility as it betrayed the PTI and other parties on several occasions and backed off from its stance on the ‘memogate’ scandal. He said the PTI would launch Pakistan’s largest protest against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani if he refuses to accept his disqualification. “We will wait until the Election Commission completes the process of Gilani’s disqualification,” said Imran.
Imran acknowledged Gilani’s right to appeal against the court verdict and said that the PTI will respond only after all the legal processes are completed. The PTI chief said that he had formed a three-member committee consisting of Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Javed Hashmi and Dr Arif Alvi to hold talks with different political parties regarding the future course of action.
Meanwhile, INP reported that PTI has decided to file a reference with the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Gilani. The decision was taken during the meeting of PTI Central Working Committee. The PTI would file the reference regarding the qualification of the prime minister after his conviction and would seek SC direction on whether Gilani could still remain a prime minister after being convicted. The meeting also decided that the party would hold a rally on Constitution Avenue outside the Parliament House on May 6 to express solidarity with the apex court.
Walk your talk, Imran asks Nawaz
