Islamabad: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed that former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan was seeking an NRO (deal) by holding secret meetings at President House.

She was referring to reports that former premier held a meeting with an ‘important personality’ at Aiwan-e-Sadr in federal capital recently. In a recent interview with a local TV channel, Imran when asked about meeting said, “I don’t lie and cannot tell truth.” Addressing a press conference here, Maryam said former premier was raising hue and cry after failing to get any relief from powers that be.

She also called for dealing with PTI with iron first, saying Imran Khan-led “foreign-funded party” should not be allowed to hold long march on Islamabad. She said PTI Chief should not be allowed to “attack” federal capital with his “armed group”. “An example should be made out of him [Imran] for hatching conspiracy against country and attacking state institutions,” she remarked. Her statement came a day after PTI Chief indicated that his party’s much-awaited long march to federal capital might finally be taking place in third week of this month.

Imran Khan held a meeting of district presidents and secretaries of his party’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab wings, wherein he issued strict instructions to officials for upcoming march. He directed them to ensure full participation of people and advised them to consider “real freedom” as “jihad”. He added that if they do not get “real freedom” now, they might never get it at all.

Responding to a question about PTI’s narrative of real freedom, Maryam in today’s presser said Imran’s entire narrative is based on lies.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 05 2022

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