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- Gandapur requested to postpone rally amid safety issues: Malik.
- Says PTI given conditional permission to carry jalsa on Sept 8.
- PTI employees cannot be demoralised with “false claims”: Saif.
ISLAMABAD: As rifts emerged inside PTI over abrupt postponement of August 22 rally, Barrister Aqeel Malik, the federal authorities’s spokesperson on authorized affairs, stated that the Centre approached Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur for cancellation of the general public gathering.
The former ruling social gathering postpone its public gathering in Islamabad and rescheduled it for September 8 because the native administration revoked the no-objection certificates (NOC) and sealed roads resulting in the federal capital.
PTI leaders Gohar Ali Khan and Azam Swati claimed that the gathering was postponed on directions of social gathering founder Imran Khan after they met the incarcerated politician at 07:00am in Adiala Jail forward of the much-hyped public rally.
However, a number of social gathering leaders — together with Imran’s sister Aleema Khan — contradicted the highest leaders statements.
Expressing a insecurity within the present PTI management, Aleema claimed that the PTI leaders haven’t any “actual intention” of liberating the previous prime minister from jail.
In a brief audio clip, she additionally questioned why Swati paid a go to to Imran early within the morning and who instructed him to take action.
“Considering the safety issues, the federal authorities formally reached out to KP chief minister [Gandapur] and requested him to postpone the rally,” Barrister Aqeel stated whereas talking on Geo News programme Naya Pakistan as we speak.
Later, the federal government’s spokesperson stated, Ali Amin Gandapur held a gathering the PTI management to overview the safety state of affairs. “The district administration revoked the notification after contemplating the state of affairs”,” he added.
In response to a query, Aqeel stated that Imran Khan-founded social gathering had been given conditional permission to carry public gathering on September 8.
Meanwhile, Adviser to KP chief minister on Information Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif rejected Malik’s assertion and stated the federal authorities didn’t contact CM Gandapur concerning the postponement of rally.
He stated neither authorities nor some other establishment facilitated PTI leaders’ assembly with deposed prime minister. “No dialogue was held between Imran Khan and CM Gandapur on this regard.”
Barrister Saif additionally stated the federal ministers can’t demoralise PTI employees with what he known as “concocted statements”. “The choice to postpone the gathering was taken by Imran Khan in private capability,” he asserted.
The district administration had revoked the NOC granted to PTI for August 22 rally on the “report of district intelligence committee,” in line with an official assertion.
The choice was taken throughout a gathering chaired by Islamabad Chief Commissioner Chaudhry Mohammad Ali Randhawa.
Citing strict safety issues, the administration had famous that the Bangladesh cricket crew was in Islamabad, including that it’s troublesome to manage the group of a rally.
