PTI founder not deprived of any amenity in jail: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Categorically rejecting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s claim of unfair treatment of jailed party founder Imran Khan, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that the ex-premier was not deprived of any jail amenity.

“In my opinion, the PTI founder is actually enjoying holidays instead of facing a jail term,” said Tarar while speaking on Geo News programme “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath”.

He said that Khan was allowed to meet people several times a week, and he is the only political leader who has enjoyed this kind of leniency.

Regarding the former ruling party’s allegations, Tarar stated that the federal government does not have the time to conspire for PTI’s demise from the political arena.

He maintained that the PTI is experiencing infighting among its leaders and is divided into two factions — Aleema Khan group and Bushra Bibi group. “I really don’t know which faction of the PTI is stopping the other from meeting Imran,” he added. Tarar further slammed the former ruling party’s political moves, saying that they were unclear about the issues on which they wanted to hold talks.

To a question regarding differences within the ruling coalition, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader said that they respect their key ally, PPP, its chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and President Asif Ali Zardari. He added that his party was serious to address reservations of the PPP and a committee was working under Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar in this regard.