PTI chairman, CW team discuss politics, polls, other issues

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and the Commonwealth delegation Wednesday discussed the current political situation in the country and matters of mutual and bilateral interests.

A high level delegation of the Commonwealth Secretariat called on PTI chairman here, which was led by Advisor and Head at the Commonwealth Secretariat Asia Dr. Dinusha Panditaratne, says PTI Central Media Department here.

The party parliamentary leader in Senate, Barrister Ali Zafar and Central Information Secretary Raoof Hasan were also present on the occasion.

Advisor and Head offices Section Professor Michelle Scobie, Legal officers Latoya McDowald-Hurley and Program Officer Andrew Baines were also present in the meeting. Both sides held a detailed discussion on the country’s overall political and economic situation, bilateral issues and matters of mutual and bilateral interests.

They also shed light on the current environment for the general elections in Pakistan, the opportunities for political parties to participate in the elections and the overall impact of the elections on the country’s development and prosperity. The participants of the meeting also discussed in detail various aspects of the utility and need of the government enjoyed public mandate that was elected as a result of free, fair and transparent elections.

PTI chairman admitted the role and effectiveness of the Commonwealth Secretariat regarding the survival and continuity of democracy in the country, free, fair, transparent elections and respect and protection of basic human rights in the country.

Separately, PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan announced that PTI would hold the country’s first ever virtual public meeting on Sunday (December 17), which would be addressed by the party leadership.

He explained that PTI social media team was hosting the first virtual public meeting in the history of the country at 9pm. Omar Ayub stated that he would be there to address his party workers and countrymen on the occasion. He expressed his optimism that with the grace of Allah and with the support of the countrymen, PTI Chairman-for-life Imran Khan and PTI would stand victorious on February 8, 2024 in general elections.

PTI Secretary General came down hard on the police’s alleged ‘unabated crackdown’ against the PTI workers and leaders for carrying out peaceful political activities when Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had already announced the polls date.

Omar Ayub strongly condemned the police actions against PTI workers in Abbottabad and claimed Abbottabad police has been arresting PTI activists for participating in workers conventions. “Condemn this in the strongest words possible,” he said in a tweet.

PTI secretary general also lashed out at Punjab police for ‘attacking, raiding and subsequently vandalizing’ the house of Chaudhry Mehdi Hassan Bhatti, father of PTI former MNA Shaukat Bhatti in Hafizabad. “In the case of Taimur Khan Jhagara, ex-finance minister KP, Islamabad police has given a written affidavit to the court that the raid on his home was not conducted by them and the people wearing Islamabad police uniform were imposters,” he added.