[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Fawad Chaudhry, Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), denied on Tuesday that party chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan had requested a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir.
In a tweet, Fawad stated that “Imran Khan has never made any request to meet [the] army commander or any of his representatives”.
He furthered that President Dr Arif Alvi has “never approached [the] chairman PTI with any idea of army commander for meeting Shahbaz Sharif” and that any rumours in this regard are “baseless”.
Chairman Imran Khan has never made any request to meet Army chief or any of his representatives likewise President has never approached Chairman PTI with any suggestion of Army Chief for meeting Shahbaz Sharif, speculations in this regard are baseless
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 7, 2023
The PTI leader’s statement follows a tweet from veteran journalist Kamran Khan earlier today.
According to Kamran, General Munir had claimed in a meeting with the country’s business leadership that he had conveyed a message to Imran through President Alvi for meeting the prime minister.
He added that the COAS stated that Imran refused to meet with PM Shehbaz and instead conveyed his desire to meet with General Munir. But, the army leader stressed that “he is not ready to interfere in the political process.
جنرل عاصم منیر ملک کی چوٹی کی بزنس لیڈرشپ کے ساتھ کل شب ملاقات میں بتایا انہوں نے صدرعلوی کے زریعے عمران خان وزیر اعظم شہباز شریف ملاقات کا پیغام بھیجا تھا مگر خان صاحب نہ مانے بلکہ آرمی چیف سے ملاقات کی خواہش کا اظہار کیا جنرل عاصم نے کہا وہ سیاسی عمل میں مداخلت کے لئے تیار نہیں pic.twitter.com/HxLkjEcqzc
— Kamran Khan (@AajKamranKhan) March 7, 2023
For the benefit of the country, the former prime minister said last week that he forgiven everyone, including those who attempted to kill him in Wazirabad last year.
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On Saturday, Imran addressed the nation via video link from his Zaman Park mansion, saying he was willing to talk to everyone for the good of the country.
Nevertheless, in reaction to the PTI chairman’s comments demonstrating a desire to talk, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb had said the PTI leader was “begging for an NRO”.
Imran Khan cases.
Furthermore, Imran added that there are presently 76 complaints against him for “terrorism, blasphemy and sedition”, adding that these instances are “growing rapidly”.
He did, however, point out that “neither the officer nor the institution is mentioned” in the sedition case against him.
My 76 cases & increasing rapidly include terrorism, blasphemy & sedition. In sedition case, neither the officer is named nor institution identified. This is what happens when a bunch of criminals are imposed on a nation by those who are devoid of intelligence, morality & ethics.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 7, 2023
