PTI President Parvez Elahi says rapidly shifting regional dynamics demand an end to Pakistan’s internal political deadlock, after meeting lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa in Lahore on Saturday.
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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said on Saturday that fast-moving developments in the region require an end to the political deadlock inside Pakistan. He warned that the current standoff “is not in anyone’s interest.”
Elahi made the remarks during a meeting with senior PTI leader and lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa at his Lahore residence, according to a party press release.
Briefing on Imran Khan meeting
Khosa briefed Elahi on his recent meeting with PTI founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, where Khan remains imprisoned.
The 2 leaders then held a detailed discussion on the country’s overall political situation.
“Given how rapidly the situation is changing in the region, it demands that the political deadlock within the country also ends, because this situation is not in anyone’s interest,” Elahi said.
Call for continued engagement
Elahi said meetings like this should keep happening. He called Khosa a highly experienced, seasoned politician whose political insight was important to the party.
Both leaders also discussed the party’s future course of action and strategy.
Why it matters
Elahi, a former chief minister of Punjab, is one of PTI’s most senior figures outside prison. His call to end the deadlock comes as the party continues its long standoff with the government over Khan’s imprisonment.
Overseas Pakistanis in the US, Canada and the UK make up a large and vocal part of PTI’s support base. They follow closely any sign that the country’s political tensions may ease.
This story is adapted from a report published by Dawn.
