Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan dismissed the statements of the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), reiterating that negotiations with the Taliban were a strategy masterminded by former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa , Express News reported.
This was conveyed by lawyer Faisal Chaudhry, who briefed the media outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. A six-member legal team had earlier met the former prime minister.
He said: “Imran Khan’s stand is clear: the cases against him and the PTI leaders are politically motivated and lack substance. These trials are a means of political attack, not justice.”
He further noted that Khan reiterated his call for setting up a judicial commission to investigate the May 9 incidents and the November 26 protests. “Our leader seeks justice, not leniency, and has set a deadline of January 31 to evaluate the government’s seriousness in dialogue,” he added.
Referring to the negotiations with the Taliban, Chaudhry quoted Khan as saying: “The ISPR position is incorrect. General Bajwa strategized regarding the establishment’s dealings with the Taliban. “Afghanistan’s problems can only be resolved through dialogue, which remains a practical solution.”
Khan also criticized the diplomatic efforts and simultaneous airstrikes and called for a coherent approach. He criticized the trials before military courts and described the sentences as controversial. “These trials lack transparency and justice. The Constitution must be respected and human rights protected,” he stated.
The PTI team intends to participate in the talks on January 2 and remains committed to addressing issues such as electoral mandates and constitutional amendments. “The nation is suffering economically due to political unrest and mismanagement,” Chaudhry concluded.
