ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) denied media reports alleging that party founder Imran Khan has assigned KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and his adviser Barrister Saif the responsibility of negotiating with the establishment.
Dismissing the reports, PTI spokesperson Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akran said that claims regarding the separate meeting of Gandapur and Barrister Saif with Imran being circulated are baseless and wrong.
Earlier, several media outlets, citing party sources, reported that former premier Khan on Wednesday allowed both the leaders to engage in talks with the establishment.
A local publication, citing KP govt spokesperson Barrister Saif, claimed that Imran Khan has asked Gandapur to re-engage with the establishment within the ambit of the constitution and law.
However, Sheikh Waqas, in a tweet, said, “No one went to convince Khan for negotiations, nor did he give any special task to anyone to talk to the establishment.”
He condemned efforts to twist facts for the government’s benefit and clarified that Khan’s discussion with Gandapur revolved around provincial government and party-related matters.
“Gandapur will soon present Khan’s directives and the action plan before the party’s political committee,” Akram wrote.
As per details, Ali Amin Gandapur met Khan after nearly one and a half months on Wednesday, and both spoke for two and a half hours in the conference room of Adiala Jail.
Saif said that Khan and KP Chief Minister discussed several other issues, including the situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, terrorism, and internal party issues, a newspaper reported.
After the meeting, both Gandapur and Saif left the jail without speaking to the media as per the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The development comes days after PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar dismissed speculations about a deal with the establishment, clarifying that the party had simply reestablished contacts.
The PTI chief had categorically said that final negotiations with the establishment had not even begun, and that the talk of a deal was baseless having no connection with ground reality.
