ISLAMABAD: Emerging reports from Pakistan suggest that the PTI is seeking support from foreign ambassadors in Islamabad to facilitate the release of Imran Khan from incarceration.There are hints about the efforts to persuade Khan to consider departing the country.
It is reported that if PTI chairman departs from Pakistan, it could create a fairer political environment for all parties, as legal obstacles confront PML-N’s Nawaz Sharif in his attempt to return to the country.
PTI’s Diplomatic Moves Amid Khan’s Detention Raise Controversy
The reports regarding Khan’s potential exile surfaced shortly after indications that PTI had engaged with ambassadors in Islamabad concerning Khan’s detention.
Former Balochistan governor, Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch, confirmed that PTI had reached out to foreign envoys in Islamabad.
He criticized this move as contradictory to the party’s own slogans about ‘Haqeeqi Azadi,’ and questioned the ability of foreign governments to exert pressure on the Pakistani state for Khan’s release.
Baloch acknowledged the significant likelihood of Khan facing trial in military courts.
Responding to reports, PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a breakfast meeting with US Ambassador Donald Blome at the Australian High Commissioner’s residence, attended by High Commissioners of the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union, Norway, and Indonesia.
Senator Ali Zafar also accompanied Shah Mehmood Qureshi during the meeting, which centered on the harsh conditions Khan endured in Attock jail since his arrest on August 5.
The meeting also discussed a new case registered against Khan related to the leak of diplomatic information.
While the report did not explicitly mention discussing Khan’s potential exile, but there claims that the government had renewed its offer to the PTI chief, without specifying the timing of the initial offer.
The report indicated that this offer formed part of a strategy aimed at creating an even playing field for all major political parties, including PML-N, PPP, and PTI. There are suggestionss that top leaders from these parties would abstain from participating in the upcoming elections.
