PTI to court opposition parties for long march
Weighs reaching out to PPP; delegation to meet leaders after Aug 14
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) plans to initiate outreach to opposition parties prior to its scheduled long march in Islamabad on September 27, as its senior leadership mulls reaching out to the ruling coalition's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to bolster political backing for its campaign. Sources reveal that a seven-member delegation, comprising Salman Akram Raja, Junaid Akbar, Aamir Dogar, Atif Khan, and others, will commence meetings with opposition leaders following August 14.
The delegation also intends to engage with political leadership in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, aiming to meet Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Tehreek Tahaffuz Aain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai. Despite belonging to the ruling coalition, PTI is contemplating contacting the PPP, despite the opposition's stance following the party's decision to march towards the capital.
This move unfolds two days after PTI announced its intentions during a public gathering in Peshawar, with K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi expressing discontent over PTI's inability to meet founder Imran Khan, receive medical care from his personal physician, or have their cases heard by courts, attributing their frustration to a paralyzed judiciary post-constitutional amendments.
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