Imran’s sisters, spouse not to contest polls

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan on Thursday said neither she nor her other sisters or spouse of her brother will contest elections.

During a chat with journalists outside the Islamabad High Court here, replying to a question, she said she would not contest the upcoming general elections. 

In response to another question, she remarked: “I will not contest the election, even if Imran Khan asks (me), I will not participate in the election.” Responding to a question about any other sister or Bushra Bibi participating in the election, Aleema said that “none of us is contesting elections. We only come for the cases of the PTI founder”. She said the PTI founder could not be treated like Bhutto. “There was no young generation like you then.”

She alleged that Nawaz Sharif had now set up two of his umpires and was no longer allowing the players to enter the field. The proof of this is now clear that when people go to submit nomination papers, they are deprived of their papers. She claimed that the cipher case was a joke, as fast as the trial was going on, it was feared that the death sentence might be pronounced by December 30.

“Our hope for justice is from Allah and justice should also be expected from the supreme court, but what is happening is in front of everyone. We are no longer disappointed with the supreme court. If you don’t expect anything from the supreme court, who will you expect from? If we do not get justice from there, we will definitely get it from Allah,” she remarked.