Imran Khan ready to negotiate ‘with anyone’ in power after PTI leaders’ exodus

• PTI Chairman Imran Khan is ready for “everything thrown at me”.
• He says that he will announce the formation of the negotiation committee tomorrow.
• “I will fight till the last ball,” says Khan, a former prime minister.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that he would talk to “whoever is in power” after his party’s top leaders started jumping ship following the May 9 riots. are ready for

“I am forming a committee, it will discuss two things with ‘whoever is in power’ – if according to ‘them’ it helps the country, I will quit politics, secondly, if elections are held How beneficial is it for the country? Held in October,” Khan said while addressing his supporters.

He said that convince us of these two things. If they believe and satisfy the committee that my quitting politics will benefit the country, I will step back and quit politics.

Following Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir trust case earlier this month, several leaders have been leaving the PTI following the vandalism and burning of military installations, including the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

The latest blow to the party came earlier today when PTI senior vice-president Fawad Chaudhry said he was parting ways with Khan, just a day after Shireen Mazari, who held the same post, resigned.

Around 30 PTI leaders – from all four provinces – have left and more are expected to follow suit, with thousands of workers behind bars for their alleged involvement in vandalism.

Without elaborating, the former prime minister said “he” took advantage of the fire at the Lahore Corps Commander House (Jinnah House) and used it to crack down on his party.

“[Such] Such a crackdown has never been seen in the history of the country.

“They have put the entire leadership in jails and people who are not even part of the party. The only way is for them to say the magic words ‘I am leaving PTI’.”

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PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Malika Bukhari, Musrat Jamshed Cheema and others were arrested again minutes after they were released on bail.

Meanwhile, the law enforcement agencies are arresting the accused involved in these cases.

In light of these concerns, Khan said he had advised his men to go into hiding.

“I am telling my workers and officials that you don’t have to come out. Don’t stay in your house, hide,” Khan – who was ousted from power in April last year – said.

But he asked the nation not to succumb to pressure and ensure that they continue to fight for the country’s survival, as it faces tough tasks on many fronts, especially the economy.

“I am ready for whatever they throw at me. I will fight till the last ball.”