Tag: Imran Khan

Imran Khan fears PTI leadership ‘compromised’

Former Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a close ally of Bushra Bibi, Mashal Yousafzai, has given an exclusive interview to The Guardian on December 2 in which she claimed that Imran Khan only trusts his wife, fearing his party leadership is “compromised.”

On November 29, Yousafzai was removed as the Special Assistant on Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s orders for giving an interview on Geo News programme Naya Pakistan.

After her removal as the CM’s Special Assistant, Yousafzai spilled the beans in her interview with The Guardian, saying, “Khan has been very frustrated in prison as he feels his instructions are not reaching the grassroots and instead they are being blocked or manipulated by senior leadership in the party.”

“So Khan has told Bibi she needs to be his direct messenger. She doesn’t have any political experience so he has given her precise instructions, from A to Z, on everything that needs to be done with the party workers and the leadership, to demand his release from jail. It’s all very clear cut.”

Yousafzai also claimed that Khan fears his own senior leadership in the party has been “compromised” and is working against him while he sits powerless behind bars.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been in disarray since its failed march to Islamabad on November 24 following Imran Khan’s “final call” and a “do or die situation.”

The protests turned violent following the government’s crackdown on protestors on November 26, with PTI alleging a “massacre” undertaken by the government against civilians while the government completely denied the claim. Officially, PTI has admitted to 12 deaths.

Bushra Bibi has suddenly taken a central role, reportedly much to the ire of party leadership after being released from prison on bail in October.

Meanwhile, senior PTI leader Qasim Khan Suri, who is currently abroad in self-imposed exile, posted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 29 that Imran Khan had been “sprayed with a poisonous substance that is affecting his mental health.”

“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,” Suri’s post stated.

Furthermore, in another post, Suri claimed, “Imran Khan is not in jail, he has been locked in a very small cell at GHQ for the past 3 days, around which 150 to 200 soldiers are guarding. A wall has been built in front of the cell. But they put on black cloth and take off the cloth at night. They are under the worst torture. Resources.”

However, the Secretary General of PTI Salman Akram Raja has said that the “talk of spraying or poisoning Imran Khan is wrong and fabricated. Imran Khan did not talk about putting a cloth over his face and taking him to GHQ. He remained in Adiala. There is a demand that a judicial commission inquiry should be held into what happened on November 24.”

While talking to ARY News, Raja stated that Khan was “healthy and exercising.” Raja also remarked that PTI has confirmed the deaths of twelve protestors while he believes that “the data of 10 more dead people will be found.”

PTI chairman Barrister Gohar, while talking to the media on Monday, also dismissed the rumours about Khan’s health saying, “Imran Khan is excellent physically. He reposed his trust in the entire leadership of PTI.”

December 3, 2024
Imran Khan joins Bhutto’s club after booked for Rangers deaths

Former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has become the country’s second former prime minister (PM) to be booked in a murder case, joining a rather exclusive club of two alongside Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) founder and ex-PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

According to reports, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former premier Khan was booked for the deaths of paramilitary personnel during the party’s violent protests in Islamabad last week. Three Rangers personnel had died when a fast-driving vehicle had run them over on the Srinagar Highway.

The driver was held by law enforcement near Shaheen Chowk and shifted to the Margalla police station along with the vehicle, police said. He was later transferred to an undisclosed location, they added.

Amid confusion and conflicting claims over the ownership of the vehicle and who was behind the wheel when the incident took place, a case at the Ramna police station has nominated Khan and other party leaders under sections 302 (murder), 324 (attempt to murder), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and 114 (abettor present when the offence is committed) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). Charges of terrorism have also been included to the FIR [First Information Report] against the accused.

Reports quoted a police official as saying that an unknown Land Cruiser driver had rammed his vehicle into Rangers personnel with the intention to kill them, leaving three martyred and two injured.

“Had it been an accident and not murder, the FIR would have been lodged under Section 322 of the PPC instead of Section 302,” reports quoted sources in the prosecution department as saying.

With the case being registered, Khan has joined the club of ex-PM Bhutto, who, in November 1974, became the only former premier to be nominated in a murder case. The same ultimately led to his hanging in 1979.

Former dictator General Zia Ul Haq had toppled the Bhutto-led government in 1977 and imposed martial law in the country, which remained for the next 11 years. It ended only after the Zia’s death in a plane crash in 1988.

It merits a mention that murder charges against Khan come days after an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for the PTI founder, his wife Bushra Bibi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur, former President Arif Alvi and 92 others in connection to last week’s violent protests.

PTI had on Nov 24 started its march on the federal capital. The widespread protests ended at Islamabad’s D-Chowk as police and Rangers launched a grand clearance operation against the demonstrators on Tuesday night, following three days of violent clashes.

December 3, 2024
Imran Khan to get bail within three months, predicts Najam Sethi

Political commentator Najam Sethi has predicted that the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, will get bail within three months.

Appearing on Samaa News Najam Sethi stated on Thursday that former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will be in his home in Zaman Park or Bani Gala within the next three months.

In response to the programme host Ayesha Naz’s question whether Khan would remain under house arrest or not, Najam Sethi stated that “there is no issue of Imran Khan being in house arrest, he will be free.”

It may be noted here that former PM Imran Khan was arrested on August 5 last year from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, shortly after his conviction in the Toshakhana case and has been in jail since then on multiple charges.

Imran Khan’s party had orchestrated protests in Pakistan’s heart, Islamabad, which resulted in multiple casualties.

Referring to the PTI’s recent protest march towards the federal capital, Sethi said, “It was his [Imran Khan] last public card; he [Imran Khan] won’t t be able to use the public card for the next three to four months, and [Khan] knows that.”

Responding to the PTI’s next probable march to the federal capital, Najam Sethi maintained that there would be “no long march for at least one year towards Islamabad.”

Najam Sethi observed that by the time the grand operation started on Tuesday night, Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur advised former First Lady Bushra Bibi to leave the federal capital.

“Bushra Bibi was scared; her guards disappeared, and then she decided to leave the federal capital,” Sethi added.

Furthermore, Najam Sathi reiterated that the federal government had helped CM KP Ali Amin Gandapur and Imran Khan’s spouse to escape from the scene.

Earlier, PTI sources told Geo News that prior to the Tuesday night grand operation on PTI demonstrators, the government facilitated Bushra Bibi and Ali Amin Gandapur to escape from Islamabad.

On Tuesday night (November 26), security forces launched a grand operation at D Chowk to disperse the protestors, leading to multiple casualties.

Reportedly, prior to the operation, markets in all nearby areas were closed, and streetlights were also turned off; the operation was completed within two and a half hours, leading to the arrest of more than 500 protesters from D-Chowk and its nearby areas.

November 29, 2024
A helicopter, Bushra Bibi, and two PTI leaders; Ansar Abbasi reveals strange tale of PTI dharna

Half a day after PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur and Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi abruptly disappeared from the protest in Islamabad, the question remains of what actually happened.

Journalist Ansar Abbasi claims to have details of what really happened on Tuesday night.

He has revealed that two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders were provided helicopters to reach Hassan Abdal to convince former First Lady Bushra Bibi about the cancellation of the protest march towards D Chowk.

The journalist revealed that following a meeting between Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Advisor of Information and Broadcasting Barrister Saif with party founder Imran Khan, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi provided them with a helicopter to fly to Bushra Bibi and convince her to stop the march.

However, the two leaders were a bit late as the march had already moved to the federal capital.

It merits a mention that on Monday (November 25), the second day of the protest march, at the end of the party founder meeting with Barrister Gohar Khan and Barrister Saif at Adiala Jail Rawalpindi, Khan had agreed not to march on D Chowk and stage the situation in in the Sangjani area.

Party leadership was informed to stage a sit-in at Sangjani until the outcome of the background dialogue between the government and PTI.

Sangjani is in the outskirts of Islamabad, where PTI held its September 8 rally.

Ansar Abbasi stated that CM KP Ali Amin Gandapur and Opposition Leader of the National Assembly Omer Ayub Khan conveyed Imran Khan’s message to Bushra Bibi; however, she remained adamant about marching towards D Chowk.

However, prior to the march towards Islamabad, Ali Amin Gandapur reportedly was not in favour of accompanying party founder Imran Khan’s spouse, Bushra Bibi, towards Islamabad.

Following an argument between Gandapur and Bushra Bibi, she boarded the container from Peshawar.
On November 21, Imran Khan had put demands before the federal government from jail, including his release till Friday (November 22), to postpone his “final call” which the government did not agree to.

Ansar Abbasi furthermore claimed that the Interior Minister approached Ali Amin Gandapur and Omer Ayub Khan regarding the cancellation of the party protest. However, both remained helpless as the party’s central command was in the hands of Imran Khan’s wife.

Mohsin Naqvi said on the same day that the “secret leadership” of the PTI was controlling everything, leaving other party leaders “powerless”.

Speaking to media as PTI convoys continue to advance towards D-Chowk after violent overnight clashes, the interior minister said that party leaders did not want bloodshed, but they were powerless in front of a “secret leadership” that actually had control over the party.

“Even the PTI leadership does not want bloodshed, but the secret leadership’s agenda is not aligned with Pakistan,” Mohsin Naqvi said, adding that a “hidden hand” was involved in the unrest.

“The PTI leadership wanted to engage in dialogue, but the secret leadership did not want it,” he added.

November 27, 2024
PTI marches on Islamabad as govt gears up to quash ‘decisive’ protest

Scores of workers and leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are headed to Islamabad for the party’s much-hyped and “decisive” protest to seek the release of party founder Imran Khan, as the government gears up to quash the powershow.

Khan had on November 13 issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on Nov 24 (today), denouncing the “stolen mandate” of his party, unjust arrests of PTI workers and the 26th Constitutional Amendment by the “dictatorial regime”.

With party leadership urging workers and supporters to join the march on the federal capital, thousands gathered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) — where PTI is in power — in the days leading to Nov 24 (Sunday) despite the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declaring the planned protest as unlawful.

The court had also directed authorities to take all necessary measures to maintain law and order, prompting the federal government to seal the capital city and partially suspend mobile and internet services in major parts of the country. Intra-city road networks have also been shut down besides the closure of public transport and student hostels in Islamabad and parts of Punjab.

However, PTI convoys from KP left for Islamabad early Sunday morning. MPAs and MNAs of their respective constituencies are leading their convoys and would join the rallies at Burhan near Hazara interchange, reports said.

Heavy contingents of police and Rangers are present on GT Road and the motorway at Attock’s Hassanabdal to stop the convoys from reaching Islamabad.

In a social media post earlier in the day, Islamabad police shared pictures of its personnel stationed at various points across the capital to “ensure the imposition of Section 144”, which prohibits public gatherings.

PTI, on the other hand, shared pictures and videos of several convoys en route to the capital.

Meanwhile, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) has issued an alert for possible terrorist attacks during PTI’s march towards Islamabad.

According to reports, an alert was issued after “technical and human” intelligence gathered by the top counter-terror authority revealed that terrorists were planning “major activities” in big cities of Pakistan.

The terrorists, whom the government and the military refer to as Fitna-al-Khawarij, will possibly target the PTI’s protest “for their vested interest”, reports said. Nacta has suggested authorities ensure extreme vigilance and heighten security measures to prevent the attack.

Besides taking strict security measures, the government has also vowed to suppress PTI’s powershow with full force, deploying tens of thousands of security personnel, sealing major roads and arteries of the federal capital, and launching a crackdown on leaders and workers of the opposition party.

Sources told The Current that dozens of arrests have been made over the past 48 hours and the government has identified at least another 1,500 PTI workers who could be arrested to keep them from participating in the protest.

All public sector hospitals in the federal capital have also been placed on high alert to meet any emergency situation.

November 24, 2024
Bushra Bibi urges people to join Nov 24 protest; skips it herself

After urging people to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) “decisive” Islamabad protest, Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed party founder Imran Khan, won’t be attending the same herself.

According to the former first lady’s spokesperson Mashal Yousafzai, she won’t be attending the “do-or-die” protest due to illness.

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, in conversation with a private media outlet, also confirmed that Bushra would not participate in the PTI demonstration due to ill health.

It may be noted that the announcement comes amid severe backlash over a video message wherein the former first lady had hinted at Saudi involvement in her husband’s ouster.

In a rare on-screen appearance, Bushra had on November 21 released a video message to urge people to take to streets for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) “decisive” Nov 24 protest. She had gone on to talk about her husband’s ouster as the prime minister.

“The reason behind all powers standing against Khan hasn’t been told before. When Khan went to Madinah barefoot, Bajwa immediately started receiving calls about what kind of person he had brought [with him],” she said.

According to Bushra’s allegations, Saudi leadership told Gen Bajwa that he had brought with him the “custodian of Shariah” at a time they were trying to “distance themselves from the Shariah system”.

“After this, a smear campaign was launched against us, and [they] started calling Khan a Jewish agent,” the former first lady claimed.

As the claims drew strong reactions from members of the government, PTI leaders and supporters alike – with only a few defending or clarifying Bushra’s remarks – her husband and party founder Imran Khan’s official account on X has posted an apparent clarification.

“Bushra Bibi’s statement was deliberately taken out of context to draw our brotherly country KSA into a needless controversy. She didn’t mention Saudi Arabia at all. My government was toppled through conspiracies, all orchestrated by General Bajwa. I tried to have these investigated through the Chief Justice and General Tariq Khan, but General Bajwa did not allow that to happen. Bushra Bibi has no connection with politics; she only conveyed my message to the nation, as my wife, regarding the November 24 protest,” read the statement on X.

Khan’s account also claimed that bilateral relations between Pakistan and KSA were at their best during his tenure and he personally shared “excellent” relations with the Kingdom. “I have excellent relations with Saudi Arabia. When I was attacked in Wazirabad, one of the first calls I received was through the embassy from HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.”

“Saudi Arabia has always stood by us in difficult times. Only two weeks prior to our government being toppled, we held a very successful OIC foreign minister’s conference in Islamabad, which would have been impossible to do had Saudi Arabia not supported and stood with us,” the statement added.

Former prime minister (PM) Khan has been in jail since August last year without any access to the internet or his social media accounts. Posts on his official handles have time and again made headlines over confusion surrounding actual handlers of said accounts.

PTI maintains that all statements on Khan’s social media are conveyed via his legal team after seeing him at Adiala Jail.

Meanwhile, convoys led by top leadership of the PTI are currently en route to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as the party decides to go forth with its plans to demand Khan’s release by taking to the streets.

PTI’s march on Islamabad comes reportedly after talks with the government ended inconclusively. The federal government, in light of an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order and the upcoming visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Pakistan, has denied PTI the permission to hold a protest rally in the capital.

November 24, 2024
‘She didn’t mention Saudi Arabia at all’: Imran Khan defends Bushra Bibi’s controversial claims

With former first lady Bushra Bibi landing in hot water over allegations that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was involved in her husband Imran Khan’s ouster from power, the incarcerated former premier’s official X (formerly Twitter) account has rushed to her defence.

In a rare on-screen appearance, Bushra had on November 21 released a video message to urge people to take to streets for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) “decisive” Nov 24 protest. She had gone on to talk about her husband’s ouster as the prime minister.

“The reason behind all powers standing against Khan hasn’t been told before. When Khan went to Madinah barefoot, Bajwa immediately started receiving calls about what kind of person he had brought [with him],” she said.

According to Bushra’s allegations, Saudi leadership told Gen Bajwa that he had brought with him the “custodian of Shariah” at a time they were trying to “distance themselves from the Shariah system”.
“After this, a smear campaign was launched against us, and [they] started calling Khan a Jewish agent,” the former first lady claimed.

As the claims drew strong reactions from members of the government, PTI leaders and supporters alike – with only a few defending or clarifying Bushra’s remarks – her husband and party founder Imran Khan’s official account on X has posted an apparent clarification.

“Bushra Bibi’s statement was deliberately taken out of context to draw our brotherly country KSA into a needless controversy. She didn’t mention Saudi Arabia at all. My government was toppled through conspiracies, all orchestrated by General Bajwa. I tried to have these investigated through the Chief Justice and General Tariq Khan, but General Bajwa did not allow that to happen. Bushra Bibi has no connection with politics; she only conveyed my message to the nation, as my wife, regarding the November 24 protest,” read the statement on X.

Khan’s account also claimed that bilateral relations between Pakistan and KSA were at their best during his tenure and he personally shared “excellent” relations with the Kingdom. “I have excellent relations with Saudi Arabia. When I was attacked in Wazirabad, one of the first calls I received was through the embassy from HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.”

“Saudi Arabia has always stood by us in difficult times. Only two weeks prior to our government being toppled, we held a very successful OIC foreign minister’s conference in Islamabad, which would have been impossible to do had Saudi Arabia not supported and stood with us,” the statement added.

It merits a mention that former prime minister (PM) Khan has been in jail since August last year without any access to the internet or his social media accounts. Posts on his official handles have time and again made headlines over confusion surrounding actual handlers of said accounts.

PTI maintains that all statements on Khan’s social media are conveyed via his legal team after seeing him at Adiala Jail.

November 23, 2024
Imran Khan okays negotiating with ‘powerful quarters’

As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gears up to march on the federal capital, party founder Imran Khan has given the nod to initiate talks with “powerful quarters”, Khan’s counsel Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry has said.

“The PTI founder has 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,” Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry told a private media outlet.

Imran Khan’s counsel maintained that Barrister Gohar and CM Gandapur had visited the incarcerated former premier in jail to seek his approval for talks with the government and establishment.

The development comes as the government reportedly tries to reach out to the PTI leadership to “call off” its scheduled November 24 protest in Islamabad.

According to reports, the incumbent government’s initial contact with PTI was positive, and the party could “call off” the protest in exchange for some assurances on their demands.

Meanwhile, CM Gandapur is expected to raise the issue of incarcerated party founder Imran Khan and his party’s ongoing troubles with the establishment at an Apex Committee meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Khan’s sister Aleema Khan maintains that her brother has only given a deadline till Thursday for party leaders to hold dialogue with “powerful quarters” regarding the release of party workers.

It merits a mention that Khan’s “final call” for protests in the federal capital comes days after a foreign media outlet reported the establishment’s stance on possible negotiations.

London-based The Guardian had last week quoted senior military sources as ruling out the possibility of striking a deal or negotiating with Khan. The report came days after the former premier expressed willingness to engage in talks with the military leadership from his jail cell at Adiala.

According to reports, the British newspaper had sent a questionnaire to Khan via his legal team, and in his responses, the incarcerated PTI founder confirmed that he had not had any direct interaction with the military since after he was arrested and locked up in August 2023.

Khan, however, said he would not rule out striking a deal with the establishment.

The report quoted senior military leadership as saying that Khan, for the past few months, had been “applying pressure” for discussions with the military and had even offered to hold unconditional talks while seeking a deal for his release.

However, the military leadership was resolute in refusing to enter into any negotiations with him, the report said.

November 19, 2024
November 24 protest: High-level dialogue begins between PTI, govt

Preparations are underway for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest on November 24 in Islamabad, but The News reports that the government has urged the party to “call off” the planned demonstration.

The incumbent government’s initial contact with PTI was reportedly positive, while the party would “call off” the protest in exchange for some assurances for considering their demands.

The News, however, did not disclose the names of contacts from both parties in the discussion, fearing that it could impact the ongoing negotiations.

The source claimed that Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur is expected to participate in the apex committee meeting on Tuesday (today).

In an apex committee chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, CM KP Gandapur is reportedly expected to raise the issue of incarcerated party founder Imran Khan and the ongoing tension between PTI and the military establishment.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, and all intelligence agency chiefs will also participate in the apex committee meeting.

Barrister Saif, KP’s Advisor for Information and Broadcasting, while appearing on Geo News, confirmed on Monday that Ali Amin Gandapur will present PTI’s demands before the apex committee meeting before presenting in the upcoming protest at Islamabad.

If a consensus were built between PTI and the government to initiate dialogue, the military establishment would be exempted from participating in it, the source claimed.

Following the “final call” by the founder of PTI for the countrywide demonstrations to achieve their demands, the party leadership had vowed to stage a big sit-in show in the federal capital on November 24 until the release of Imran Khan.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf demands the revocation of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, including the restoration of democracy and the Constitution, the return of the public’s mandate, and the release of all political prisoners.

Previously, former PM Khan was arrested on August 5 last year from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, shortly after his conviction in the Toshakhana case and has been in jail since then on multiple charges.

It should be mentioned here that incarcerated PM Imran Khan is facing several cases, including the £190 million reference (Al Qadir Trust case) and a new Toshakhana case.

Meanwhile, as per the notification issued by Additional District Magistrate Usman Ashraf, the Islamabad administration on Monday imposed section 144 in the federal capital for two months ahead of the PTI protest.

According to the notification, there will be a ban on gatherings of five or more people, including the prohibition of any processions, rallies and demonstrations.

November 19, 2024
VIDEO: Bushra Bibi ‘threatens’ PTI lawmakers in viral audio leak

Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, has allegedly threatened lawmakers of the party while directing them to mobilise support for the upcoming November 24 protest.

As per the details, an audio leak from a party meeting in Peshawar on November 18, allegedly featured Bushra Bibi as telling PTI MNAs and MPAs that distribution of party tickets would be made on the basis of their participation in the protest scheduled for the federal capital.

Jailed former prime minister (PM) Imran Khan had last week given the “final call” for a nationwide protest against alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections, and the passage of the 26th Amendment. His wife Bushra Bibi has reportedly taken charge amid reservations by incumbent party leadership regarding a protest demonstration.

While PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai has confirmed the authenticity of the nine-minute audio recording, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Information and Broadcasting Minister Barrister Saif has rejected claims that she chaired a party meeting in Peshawar last week.

In the leaked audio, Bushra Bibi can allegedly be heard as quoting her husband and saying that every MPA should join the main procession in Islamabad with 5,000 workers whereas all MNAs should bring along 10,000 workers. No excuses shall be accepted in this regard, she can be heard as saying.
“If a worker is injured, local MNAs and MPAs will take care of them. No one should get arrested nor allow others to be detained,” she said.

Bushra Bibi also directed lawmakers to “plan in advance” in case there was a possibility of their arrests while en route to the federal capital.

“Prepare a plan in advance to avoid getting arrested,” she said, also telling party lawmaker to appoint three successors who could lead the caravans to Islamabad in case of senior leadership’s arrest.

“Social media activists and YouTubers should share videos of the caravans in real-time,” she said.
The former first lady also said that the November 24 protest was a “test of loyalty to the PTI founder”, expressing confidence that around 500,000 people will take to the streets.

“Grouping at this critical time does not demonstrate loyalty to Khan,” she said in reference to reports of infighting within the PTI.

Bushra Bibi had last month secured bail in the Toshakhana case after being incarcerated for nine months. The former first lady was taken into custody on January 31 after an Islamabad accountability court sentenced her and Imran to 14 years in jail.

November 19, 2024