Faisal Chaudhry, lawyer of the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, while appearing on the Geo News programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath, claimed that Khan told him, “I did not know that Sangjani was not in the middle of Islamabad.”
Responding to the journalist’s question about whether Imran Khan had instructed the former First Lady to lead last week’s protest march, Faisal Chaudhry remarked, “If Imran Khan is saying he instructed Bushra Bibi to lead the convoy, then he is correct; other claims don’t matter.”
Imran Khan also spoke to the media on Tuesday at Adiala Jail Rawalpindi, saying, “I instructed Bushra Bibi on how to take the protest to Islamabad. Whatever she did was in accordance with my instructions.”
However, Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Khan recently remarked that Imran Khan had instructed party leaders to stage the sit-in at Sangjani, in the outskirts of Islamabad.
The comment seems all the more incredulous given that PTI held a rally in Sangjani on September 8 this year.
The development came after the former ruling party’s leaders raised objections over Imran Khan’s wife’s influence in leading last week’s protest march beside Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur towards the D Chowk in the capital.
Responding to former National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri’s recent tweets that Imran Khan was unwell while incarcerated at Adiala Jail Rawalpindi, Faisal Chaudhry advised Suri to consult with Salman Akram Raja or Aleema Khanum before posting any message about Khan.
Previously, the former deputy speaker of the National Assembly, in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, claimed: “Imran Khan has been given something that threatens to disrupt his mental balance, locked in a small room and sprayed with a poisonous substance whose smell is affecting his mind. Imran Khan’s health is bad, and there are serious threats to his life.”
However, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan refuted the claims that Khan’s health deteriorated in the prison, stating he is in good health.
Aleema Khanum, Imran Khan’s sister, also spoke to the media on Tuesday following her visit to Adiala Jail Rawalpindi and refuted claims that her brother’s health had deteriorated, saying, “Imran Khan is absolutely fine.”