‘No deal for release’: Pakistan’s former-PM Imran Khan is to be released from jail? What did the leaders of his party say
According to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Gohar Ali Khan, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in Adiala Jail, is expected to bail on 11 June in the Al-Qadir Trust case on 11 June.The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been scheduled to listen to the petitions that suspend the sentences for both Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the 190 million pound al-Qadir Trust case. While Gohar did not give the specifics, he called 11 June “important day” for the couple.Khan, 72, has been imprisoned in several cases since August 2023, including the sentence that the PTI charges are politically motivated. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had earlier sought more time to prepare its arguments, inspiring IHC to postpone the hearing next week.PTI protested Gohar also revealed that PTI would start a political movement in collaboration with opposition parties, which would be led from jail inside Khan. He urged political rivals to unite for the country’s “existence and security”.“A strategy for the upcoming budget has been finalized. A press conference will announce our plan on 9 June,” he told Arya News.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has also warned of a nationwide protest movement after Khan was not released. PTI says that the 8 February general election was “the mother of all the rigging, accusing the ruling PML-N and PPP of” stealing mandate “.Government opens for talks, PTI rejects dealsIn response, Rana Sanaullah, Special Assistant to PM Shahbaz Sharif, urged to accept the PM’s offer for talks with PTI and help to amend the election laws through dialogue.However, Gohar dismissed any possibility of a deal for Khan’s release, claiming that Bushra Bibi was being held without accusation on the PTI founder. He also rejected rumors of internal division within the party.
