ISLAMABAD: The sisters of PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister have been as soon as once more denied a gathering with the ex-premier at Adiala jail on Tuesday.
Imran’s sister, Aleema Khan, instructed reporters that being denied a gathering was “nothing however contempt of court docket”, as they weren’t being allowed to fulfill Imran regardless of clear orders from the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom (IHC) that household conferences be organized each Tuesday and Thursday.
When requested concerning the sit-in, she mentioned that final time, a police officer had requested them to depart and gave an assurance that he wouldn’t repeat the request the following time she got here to the jail.
“I wish to maintain a sit-in all through the night time,” Aleema mentioned.
KP CM Sohail Afridi urged parliamentarians from throughout Pakistan to face in solidarity with Imran’s sisters, including that he was in Rawalpindi on Aleema’s invitation.
“These individuals are shameless. They’ve paralyzed the entire system after the constitutional modification,” he mentioned. “It’s unlucky that the judiciary can be paralyzed. Now we now have been left with just one choice: to go on the streets.”
PTI Common Secretary Salman Akram Raja mentioned that the final assembly with Imran was held with one of many sisters in December, which was unacceptable, including that discussions throughout the social gathering have been ongoing.
“Two days in the past, there was additionally a gathering with the sisters in Lahore. These are tough and emotionally charged instances. We are going to transfer ahead with knowledge,” he added.
PTI assails ban on Gilgit Baltistan political party
Meanwhile, Sheikh Waqas Akram condemned the federal government and the Election Commission of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) for banning the Gilgit Baltistan Democratic Party, which entered an electoral alliance with PTI for the 2026 elections.
Denouncing the ban in the strongest terms, the PTI spokesperson alleged that democracy in GB was being “strangled” ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
“This is not governance; this is naked political vendetta and the systematic murder of democracy,” he declared.
“The government and the election commission have once again exposed their authoritarian agenda by crushing the only alternative platform that sought to give the people of Gilgit Baltistan a genuine voice through their alliance with PTI.”
Akram warned that the move constitutes a flagrant violation of the Constitution and every democratic norm.
He made it clear that the Constitution unequivocally guarantees every political party the right to organize, contest elections, and reach out to the electorate.
“Any attempt to suppress a party solely on the basis of its ideological or political affiliation is a criminal negation of democratic principles and a betrayal of the state’s constitutional responsibilities,” he asserted.
The party’s central information secretary also demanded that the ban be lifted immediately and unconditionally, adding that complete transparency must be ensured in the electoral process, with equal opportunities and a level playing field provided to all political parties.
He further stressed that the Election Commission must fulfill its constitutional duty with absolute impartiality and without any pressure from the federal government.
