In Islamabad, Pakistan, party leaders are taking a sharp turn toward pushing the current government out. At a press conference on Tuesday, 8 October, PTI Secretary‑General Salman Akram Raja said his party will back any move that could topple the ruling coalition, including a no‑confidence motion.
Raja appeared alongside Babar Awan and other PTI lawyers. He dismissed the recent spat between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League‑Nawaz (PML‑N) as “friendly firing,” noting that both parties continue to benefit from the same political machinery.
“We will not join forces with the PPP, but we will support them if they introduce a no‑confidence motion,” Raja told the crowd. He added that voting for such a motion would open the door to fresh elections.
The PTI’s stance comes after Imran Khan, the party’s founder, was jailed for two years, a move the PTI blames on a refusal to compromise with “principles.” When asked why PTI is backing opposition leaders in both houses, Raja said the decision was made by Imran, and no PTI members had protested.
“We face the allegation that PTI stands alone in the opposition,” Raja said. “We want to bring all opposition parties together. Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Nasir Abbas have supported us for three years, and we’ve supported them.”
PTI recently nominated Achakzai as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Nasir Abbas for the Senate. Malik Aamir Dogar, an MNA, said many lawmakers had already signed their petition and hoped the remaining ones would finalize the paperwork by Thursday so the nominations could be filed the same day.
When asked why PTI is withdrawing from the chairmanship of parliamentary standing committees, Raja echoed Imran’s belief that PTI should refuse to legitimize the current government.
The conference also addressed the arrest of PTI activist Sanam Javed. Raja said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police were not involved. “The person in plainclothes picked her up; our workers warned the police, who said they couldn’t help,” he explained.
He further criticized the 26th Constitutional Amendment, calling it an attempt to control the judiciary and curb freedom of expression.
Babar Awan, speaking on a possible relocation of Imran Khan, warned that any prisoner transfer must first designate the new location as a sub‑jail. “We will not accept Imran being moved to a private facility,” he said.
The PTI’s push for a no‑confidence motion signals a big shift as the party seeks to unify opposition forces and push for new elections amid a growing rift in the ruling coalition. The coming days will decide whether PTI’s strategy can bring a stable change to Pakistan’s politics.
Source: aninews
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