London: Two close aides of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi have said that the jailed former prime minister does not trust the senior leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to undermine and sabotage his directives and that is why. They decided to field their third candidate. To convey the real message of Ahlia Khan to the people with true letter and spirit.
Bushra Bibi’s spokesperson and assistant Mashal Yousafzai and the former first lady’s sister Maryam Riaz Vito spoke to The Guardian about Bushra Bibi’s role, the controversy surrounding her participation in the ‘Final Call’ protest and its aftermath. Both said that Bushra is working on the direction of Bibi Khan and is working only for her own interest.
“Khan is very frustrated in jail because he feels that his instructions are not reaching the grassroots and instead he is being blocked or manipulated by the senior leadership of the party,” said Mishal Yousafzai. said
Mashal Yousafzai, who was sacked three days ago by Ali Amin Gandapur during an interview about his role in the KP government, told the newspaper: “So Khan has told Bibi that he needs to be his direct messenger. He has no political experience, so he sent him from jail. It is very clear from A to Z about everything to do with the party workers and leadership to demand release.”
Yousafzai said it was Khan who told Bibi to tell his supporters that last week’s “Final Call” protest was a “do-or-die” situation, and that people had arrived in Islamabad to “hook up”. or rascals” need to demand their release. Yousafzai added, “Bibi has no political ambitions of his own, he is a very quiet spiritual figure.” “She is just acting as a bridge between the Khan and the people.”
Bushra Bibi’s Dubai-based sister Maryam Riaz Watto told the newspaper. The actions of Khan’s close associates are dubious and seem to be playing both sides to their advantage. He put pressure on Bibi not to take the protest to the heart of Islamabad but to go ahead as Khan had said. She will not give up until Khan is released.
It was Maryam Vito who first introduced Khan and Bibi in 2015. She got married in 2018 after divorcing her husband. Vito said Bibi was deeply religious and had been “totally misrepresented by media propaganda”.
The newspaper wrote about Bushra Bibi’s powerful character and personality. It said Bushra Bibi, Khan’s third wife, had always been considered an apolitical and somewhat mysterious spiritual figure. Her marriage to Khan sparked wild gossip for years, but she largely kept herself out of the public eye – even when she found herself in jail with her husband in January.
Several senior PTI leaders believe that Bushra Bibi has so far only worked on Khan’s instructions and that an element within the party does not like her and is campaigning against her. This is because Khan reportedly fears that his own senior leadership in the party has been “compromised” and is working against him while sitting powerless behind bars.
The former prime minister has been in jail for more than 500 days, facing more than 100 charges leveled by his opponents. The Guardian writes that some figures in the PTI have privately expressed concern over Bibi’s sudden rise to prominence, but Khan himself is happy. Speaking to his lawyer Faisal Farid from jail, Khan reportedly smiled when told that Bibi was marching with a crowd from Peshawar city. Imran Khan said that she is an intelligent woman.