Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), facing ever-increasing external and internal challenges, has once again fallen into disarray after party founder Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan’s bitter spat with party chairman Barrister. Gohar, sources said Geo News On Monday
Apart from barrister Gauhar and Aleema, Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudhry and Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi’s spokesperson Mashal Yousafzai were also involved in the verbal altercation while present at Adiala Jail to attend the hearing of the new Tosha Khana case.
Sources say that the difference between the PTI leaders was regarding the November 24 protest which was called by the PTI founder.
Bushra Bibi reportedly briefed the PTI founder on the protest after which the courtroom debated the matter.
During the briefing, Bushra Bibi told the PTI founder that there was no special movement for protest from Punjab.
Barrister Gauhar intervened and said that 5000 people have been arrested from Punjab. He told the PTI founder more about the crackdown and mass arrests targeting the party in Punjab.
Aleema questioned Chaudhry about the lack of newspapers and other facilities for the PTI founder.
In response, the lawyer said he was doing everything to the best of his ability and expressed concern as to why senior party functionaries were not actively approaching the court.
Khan’s sister also inquired about the monitoring commission set up by the Islamabad High Court earlier.
Intervening, Yousafzai accused Chaudhry of obstructing the work of the commission, to which he replied that the commission was under a court order and beyond his influence.
Barrister Gauhar suggested that some decisions should be left to the party leadership to avoid confusion. He added that excessive discussions on protests and sacrifices could lead to disorder.
The founder of PTI attributed the popular reluctance in Punjab to authoritarian practices in the region. He also highlighted that 200 participants of D Chowk protest are missing.
This was the second time in less than 10 days that they clashed in Adiala. On December 5, Aleema confronted Barrister Gohar and Barrister Salman Akram Raja over claims related to the killings during the party’s protest in the capital.
Moreover, Gohar had also denied Aleema’s claim two days ago that her brother and party founder Khan had been offered immediate release.
In a telephonic conversation with Geo News, Barrister Gauhar said that the talk of releasing the PTI founder within 20 days in return for ending the sit-in was “wrong” – a claim made by Alima.