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ALPURI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cahpter President Junaid Akbar Khan said on Monday that securing the release of the party’s founder, Imran Khan, remains the party’s sole objective and that the campaign for his release would be intensified.
Addressing the “Imran Khan Release Workers’ Convention” held in Dheri, Shangla district, he said party workers would not be intimidated by what he described as false cases, arrests, and political pressure.
The convention was attended by Shaukat Ali Yousafzai, Nawaz Mahmood Khan, Fazal Hakim Khan, Fawad Ali Noor, Shafqat Ayaz, Sadeed-ur-Rehman, Abdul Maula Khan, and a large number of other leaders.
Junaid Akbar said that Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, has been protesting outside Adiala Jail for several months and alleged that party workers are being denied permission to meet their leader.
He accused powerful quarters of placing individuals in key institutions who, according to him, are undermining the public mandate. Despite these circumstances, he said, the PTI would continue its constitutional and democratic struggle.
The PTI KP chapter chief announced that a party meeting, to be chaired by Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on July 22, would determine the future course of the protest movement and the party’s political strategy.
Shaukat Ali Yousafzai said the movement launched from Dheri, Shangla, would become an important phase of the nationwide campaign for Imran Khan’s release.Nawaz Mahmood Khan stressed the need to uphold constitutional supremacy, criticized the prevailing political situation, and reaffirmed PTI’s commitment to protecting democratic values and citizens’ fundamental rights.
Fazal Hakim Khan warned that any government official found mistreating party workers or misusing authority would face legal and constitutional action.Other speakers urged party workers to remain united for Imran Khan’s release and pledged unwavering support for the party leadership during these challenging times.
The convention announced plans to stage a protest sit-in on August 5 at either D-Chowk in Islamabad or outside Adiala Jail, pledging to continue the demonstrations until Imran Khan is released.
The party workers were urged to actively participate in upcoming political activities in accordance with the leadership’s directives.At the conclusion of the convention, participants unanimously adopted a resolution calling for Imran Khan’s early release, the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law, the strengthening of democracy, and the withdrawal of cases against political workers. They reaffirmed their full support for the party leadership and pledged to play an active role in the upcoming protest movement.
