ISLAMABAD (Shiraz Ahmed Shirazi): The sit-in organised by Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) outside the Supreme Court and Adiala Jail to meet its founding chairman, Imran Khan, was unsuccessful. The absence of the party’s Members of Parliament (MPs) at the sit-in raised questions about the leadership’s claims.
A significant number of MNAs and MPAs were unable to participate, revealing underlying differences within the party. In this context, an alleged audio recording of PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram has surfaced, in which he criticises Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi for the sit-in’s failure.
In the leaked audio, Sheikh Waqas Akram states that if a sit-in were to be organised, prior notice should have been given. He explains that the decision for the sit-in was made suddenly at 8 PM, which left many MNAs far from Islamabad at that time. He pointed out that the MNAs do not have helicopters to reach the location immediately.
Furthermore, he emphasised that if the decision to hold a sit-in was made, the Chief Minister should have ensured that his 90 MPAs accompanied him. The audio reveals strong remarks from Sheikh Waqas Akram, where he questions, “Where were your 90 MPAs? This is not a joke.”
