Former ruling party leader Asad Qaiser said the opposition parties would unite to establish a strong anti-government campaign.
Senior party leader Asad Qaiser announced on Thursday that imprisoned party founder Imran Khan has endorsed the development of a "grand opposition alliance" by expanding the Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP) platform. This comes as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is preparing for a big rally next week.
Qaiser, the former speaker of the National Assembly, stated, "PTI decides to expand the opposition alliance in a meeting with Imran Khan," on Thursday while speaking to the media outside of Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail with Omar Ayub Khan, the party's secretary-general, and other party officials.
According to Qaiser, the previous ruling party intends to bring the opposition parties together to establish a strong anti-government campaign. The purpose of the impending power show in Swabi, he continued, is to raise a "strong voice" in favor of Imran Khan and other imprisoned leaders' release.
"This country will only be governed by the law and the Constitution," he said.
Additionally, Qaiser criticized the present administration for increasing electricity costs, deeming them "unacceptable" for the masses affected by inflation. He said the PTI favored Jamaat-e-Islami's (JI) sit-in on Rawalpindi's Murree Road in protest of the sharp increase in power bills that has been going on since July 26.
Speaking on the occasion, Ayub asked people to demonstrate support for the PTI and former prime minister by turning out in big numbers to the Swabi meeting on August 5.
Ayub claimed that Imran Khan chastised the West for not intervening to stop Israel's crimes against Palestinians and vehemently denounced the murder of Hamas political chairman Ismail Haniyeh during their meeting. He demanded that the world community act decisively.
In response to criticism of the PTI's call for talks, Ayub made it clear that there was no conversation about dialogue. Imran emphasized, nevertheless, that the country and the military are one and the same. Ayub claimed that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were attempting to drive a wedge between the populace and the military.
Regarding the legal disputes involving Imran Khan, Ayub stated that they are fighting for his release and charged that, despite Bushra Bibi's lack of involvement in the Toshakhana case, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is blocking her release. He asked Chief Justice Aamer Farooq of the Islamabad High Court and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Pakistan Supreme Court to step aside from hearing issues involving the PTI founder.
Ayub attacked the legal system, calling for the PTI founder to be given justice, and asserting that Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister, left Pakistan after "getting an NRO" after Justice Isa was appointed chief justice. He pointed out that during Umar Ata Bandial's tenure, Sharif dared not come back.
In response to a query concerning exorbitant electricity costs, Ayub accused the previous PML-N and PPP governments of authorizing pricey power projects and entering into agreements with independent power producers (IPPs), which resulted in exorbitant bills.
Leader of the PML-N Talal Chaudhry rejected the PTI's attempts in response to the press conference, saying that forming alliances would not protect them from being held accountable for their alleged wrongdoings.
Chaudhry said, "Alliances would not save them from punishments," suggesting the PTI concentrate on public issues rather than maligning state institutions.
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