Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan said on Tuesday his party was ready for talks with Pakistan Army, saying they have never levelled allegations against the military, rather, they online criticized it.
Talking to journalists in Adiala jail, the former prime minister said the PTI had mandated Mahmood Khan Achakzai for talks with army but no one was nominated from the other side.
“We have complete trust in Achakzai,” he said.
Imran Khan said that the first demand for negotiations is the return of the stolen mandate. The second demand for is the release of arrested workers and the end of their cases. The third stage is saving the country, which is not possible without clean and transparent elections.
Responding to a question about Fazlur Rehman’s call for resigning from assemblies, he said: “He is talking about the third stage”.
He also threw weight behind the ongoing sit-in by Jamaat-e-Islami, saying he would direct party leadership to join the protest immediately.
The PTI founder also talked about May 9 incidents, saying the CCTV footage could only prove their innocence. “If anyone from PTI is involved in May 9, they should be brought to justice”.
“I never engaged in violence during my 28 years political struggle.”
He accused the government of trying to wipe out the PTI by pitting it against army, adding that both parties [PML-N and PPP] are about to vanish.
Khan also clarified that he did not tender apology to the NAB prosecutor as “I just told him I had no issue with him”