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PTI Founder Wants Direct Talks on 28th AmendmentPakistan
Salman Akram Raja says Imran Khan has asked that anyone wishing to discuss the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment speak to him directly, and that the party leadership should also be allowed to meet the PTI founder.
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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has said that party founder Imran Khan wants anyone wishing to discuss the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment, or any other matter, to speak to him directly. According to Raja, Imran Khan conveyed the message through his lawyer, Salman Safdar.
Speaking on Dunya News programme “Tonight with Samar Abbas”, Raja questioned why decision-makers were not approaching the PTI founder directly when, as he put it, a three-hour meeting could be held with someone else. He said discussions about the provinces were taking place, but added that no progress could be made without consulting the PTI founder, and that any discussion on constitutional changes could not move ahead without his involvement. He said the question of who should be consulted, and how, was central to the discussion.
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Raja also pointed out that the text of the proposed constitutional amendment had not yet been made public. He said the establishment of new provinces should also be discussed with Imran Khan, and described PTI as the country’s largest representative political party, adding that consultations with its founder were essential before moving forward.
According to Raja, Imran Khan would not support anything contrary to his principles. He said a meeting with only one member of the National Assembly was not sufficient, and that the party leadership should also be allowed to meet the PTI founder.
Meetings with names provided by Imran Khan
Raja said Imran Khan had asked that meetings be arranged with individuals whose names he had provided. However, he alleged that other names were being added to the list instead of those provided by the founder. Repeatedly sending the same names for meetings, he said, raised suspicions.
Commenting on his own position within the party, Raja said certain individuals had minor personal ambitions, but he had no intention of leaving his post. He said Imran Khan had personally appointed him to protect his narrative and ideology, and added that he would defend the party founder’s ideology until his last breath. He urged party workers not to pay attention to what he described as the remarks of irrelevant individuals.
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