Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that he has not received any official message from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan about the meeting, highlighting the fact that If any such request has been made. , he will think about it.
“I have not received any official message from the PTI founder for a meeting,” he said while talking to reporters who visited him on Saturday to inquire about his well-being. Came to the residence.
“If the PTI founder expresses his desire to meet me, I will take a decision after full deliberation.”
The JUI-F chief’s remarks came more than a month after he denied media reports claiming that the party led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman was imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. Has decided to meet the founder of PTI.
Media reports claimed that JUI(F) Senator Kamran Murtaza would meet Khan in Rawalpindi jail after court approval. During the meeting, both the opposition parties will discuss the strategy of giving tough time to the federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
However, the spokesperson of JUI-F termed such media reports as rumours, and said that Senator Murtaza was not given any special task in this regard.
There should be a fair trial of the cases filed against the PTI founder. We are and will continue to be in touch with PTI as the opposition party,” a party spokesperson noted.
Earlier today, Fazl reiterated his complaint about the February 8 elections, saying that his religious political party was not given a level playing field in the polls.
“Some people allowed themselves to be used, while we refused to be part of such manipulation,” he remarked.
Responding to a question, Fazal highlighted his party’s commitment to institutional strengthening over vested interests in the 26th Amendment.
He also criticized the unwarranted interference in previously scheduled matters regarding the registration of madrasas. However, he confirmed the progress on the matter.
Turning to security concerns, Fazal expressed concern over the situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying, “The government has no mandate in the province as districts like Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu and Tank are under the control of terrorists.”
He further disclosed that courts and government offices in Tank have been shifted to Dera Ismail Khan due to security challenges.
Responding to a question about his party’s relationship with the PTI, he asserted: “We maintain a working relationship with the party founded by Imran at the federal level. But our stand on provincial issues is different. .