Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has said that the country and its people need both the establishment and his party to secure national unity and stability.
The statement was conveyed by Imran’s legal representative, Advocate Faisal Chaudhry, following a meeting at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where Imran remains imprisoned.
Speaking to reporters, Chaudhry said that Imran expressed concerns over what he described as systematic attempts to sideline the PTI.
He claimed that the country had been turned into a “banana republic” to crush the party, and that institutions including the judiciary, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and police had been damaged in the process.
Imran also criticised restrictions on meetings with family and legal counsel, stating it was his constitutional right. “At one time, even nine lawyers could meet him. Now, only two were allowed,” Chaudhry added.
‘He noted that Imran’s health was good, but he had been informed that his sisters and several party leaders were denied visitation rights. Imran also raised objections about his wife, Bushra Bibi, facing mistreatment in custody,’ he added.
The former prime minister also reiterated PTI’s position as a ‘national, federating political force capable of uniting the country.’
His lawyer further said that Imran had directed his party’s legal and political leadership to address legal matters related to constitutional amendments and pending court cases, some of which he claimed were being deliberately delayed.
The PTI’s founding chairman had also voiced concerns about Pakistan’s struggling economy and a lack of foreign investment, which he blamed on poor governance and the absence of rule of law.
