UNLIKELY PTI FOUNDER GETTING OUT OF JAIL UNDER CURRENT LEADERSHIP: FAWAD CH
FORMER information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that he did not see incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan being released from Adiala Jail under the current party leadership, saying no one in the leadership had the “political stature” or ability to mobilise the masses as Imran did.
“The real focus of the PTI should be on forming an opposition alliance with the JUI-F, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and Jamaati-islami,” Fawad Ch said while speaking to journalists at his residence in Ladhar.
Chaudhry, who left the PTI in the aftermath of the state’s crackdown against the party following May 9 riots, said earlier this month that the current PTI leadership had badly failed to provide a political strategy due to which problems were exacerbating for the party despite enjoying massive public support.
Separately, in an interview with a private TV, Fawad Ch said no one in the current party leadership had the “political stature” or the ability to mobilise the masses as Imran did. .
He even claimed there were people in the party who did not want to see Imran Khan out of jail as that would spell the end of their political careers.
In a fresh video message on his account on X on Sunday, Chaudhry said a number of people advised him not to criticise the leadership as it would weaken the party. However, he said, he did not see even “1 per cent” chance that Imran would be released from prison as long as the present leadership takes strategic decisions.
He said he was criticised for “returning” now that the “good times” were back but wondered if the current situation can be regarded as such.