Islamabad: Shah Mehmood Qureshi, vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Secretary General Asad Umar informed diplomats in Islamabad that the party wants free and fair elections to put an end to the country‘s political unrest.
The PTI leaders met with the diplomatic community for a “breakfast meeting” in Islamabad, which was organized by Neil Hawkins, the Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan. The meeting also included the participation of the ambassadors of Muslim and European nations. “We exchanged views on the regional and overall political situation of the country during the meeting,” Qureshi said. Both leaders briefed the envoys on the PTI’s demand for transparent elections that take place on time and put an end to the ongoing political unrest in the country.
“We are deeply grateful to the Australian High Commissioner Neil Hawkins for organising this breakfast meeting,” Qureshi added.
The PTI — led by Chairman Imran Khan — has been campaigning for general elections in Pakistan for months since its government’s ouster through a vote of no-confidence in April last year.
To press for their demand for snap polls, the party dissolved the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies — the provinces where it was in power.
On the other hand, the former premier has also been embroiled in various legal challenges. The matter of his appearances in courtd has since caused immense chaos with his party workers taking to the streets, confronting security personnel that led to violent clashes in Lahore and Islamabad.
Meanwhile, separately, Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday announced the cause list of cases to be heard tomorrow (Wednesday).
According to the list, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) prohibited funding case and contempt of ECP case against PTI chief, Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar would be heard tomorrow.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan appeared before several courts today. Lahore High Court (LHC) approved bail in NAB cases and 2 other cases in Islamabad while special court of Islamabad also extended his interim bail.
